Table 1.

Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines in 2018

Organization	Mammography			Interval for mammography	Clinical breast exam	Self-breast exam
	40–49	50–74	75+
US Preventive Task Force8	Individualized	Yes	Insufficient evidence	Biennial	Insufficient evidence	Not recommended
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists10	Offered	Yes	Shared decision-making process	Every 1–2 years	Offer 1–3-year screening for women aged 25–39 years; annually, 40+	Not recommended
American Cancer Society11	Offered, 40–44 Recommended, 45–49	Yes	Continue screening until life expectancy < 10 years	Annual, 40–54; annual/biennial, 55+	Not recommended	Not recommended
National Comprehensive Cancer Network12	Yes	Yes	Continue screening until life expectancy < 10 years	Annual	Every 1–3 years for age 25–39, then annually, 40+	Not recommended
American College of Radiology13	Yes	Yes	Continue screening until life expectancy < 5–7 years	Annual	Not addressed	Not addressed
American College of Physicians7	Individualized	Yes	No	Biennial	Not recommended	Not recommended
American Academy of Family Physicians14	Individualized	Yes	Insufficient evidence	Biennial	Insufficient evidence	Not recommended