Melissa in the Morning: Mammogram 101

Senior woman having mammography scan at hospital with medical technician. Mammography procedure, breast cancer prevention

Melissa in the Morning: Mammogram 101

May is Women’s Health Month and recently, new guidelines for breast cancer screenings were released dropping the recommended age from 50 to 40 to get a mammogram. We talked about the change with Dr. Susan Boolbol. She works in Breast Surgical Oncology for Nuvance Health which operates Norwalk and Danbury hospitals.

For more information: https://www.nuvancehealth.org/health-tips-and-news/breast-screenings-and-imaging-tests

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