In a controversial recommendation the American Medical Association bucked the U.S. Prevention Services Task Force stating that women at age 40 should be eligible to have routine screening mammograms.
Seen as a “slap” at the federal task force, AMA’s House of Delegates voted to adopt a resolution stating that the AMA “expresses concern regarding recent recommendations by the U.S. Prevention Services Task Force on screening mammography and prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening and the effects the recommendations have on limiting access to preventive care for Americans.”
The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists disagreed with the recommendations of the Task Force saying, women younger than 50 benefit from having routine mammograms.” The AMA adopted another policy encouraging the Task Force to implement procedures that “allow for meaningful input” from specialists.
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