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Published in final edited form as: Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2016 Apr 13;13(9):550–565. doi: 10.1038/nrclinonc.2016.50

Table 1 |.

Summary of mammography guidelines from selected nations

Country and organisation	Start screening at age (years)	Terminate screening at age (year)	Frequency of assessment	Comments
*USA*
United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)⁶⁵	50	74	Every 2 years (for women at average-risk of breast cancer)	Screening for women aged 40–49 years is a ‘grade C’ recommendation (‘offer or provide this service for selected patients depending on individual circumstances’)
American Cancer Society (ACS)⁶⁸	45	As appropriate based on life expectancy	Annually then biennially at 55 years of age and older	Recommend continuing screening as long as the individual is in good health and has a life expectancy exceeding 10 years
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)⁶⁹	40	As appropriate based on life expectancy	Annually	Suggest discussing cessation of screening with physician starting at age 75
American College of Radiology (ACR)/Society of Breast Imaging (SBI)⁷⁰	40	As appropriate based on life expectancy	Annually	Suggest continued screening as long as life expectancy exceeds 5–7 years
*Canada*
Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care¹⁴⁶	50	74	Every 2–3 years	Not applicable
*Sweden*
Socialstyrelsen⁷³	40	74	Every 18–24 months	Not applicable
UK
National Health Service⁷¹	50	70	Triennially	Expanding the age range of invited women to 47–73 years is being considered
*Netherlands*
National Breast Screening Programme⁷²	50	75	Biennially	Not applicable
*Australia*
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners¹⁴⁷	50	74	Biennially	Not applicable