Doctors explain why breast cancer screening should start at age 40

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20261024/Doctors-explain-why-breast-cancer-screening-should-start-at-age-40.aspx Advances in breast cancer screening and treatment are helping doctors detect the disease earlier, tailor therapies to individual patients and, in some cases, spare women from unnecessary chemotherapy, radiation and surgery. To mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Cedars-Sinai breast surgical oncologists Ronald Hurst, MD, and Carey Cullinane, MD, spoke with the Cedars-Sinai Newsroom about these advances—and what women should know about their individual breast cancer risk.