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An independent panel of researchers is recommending that women as young as 40 get a breast cancer screening every other year. A draft recommendation for healthcare professionals posted Tuesday is in line with a growing medical consensus about the importance of earlier screenings.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force had previously recommended all women over the age of 50 get mammograms every two years. The group is made up of independent medical experts whose recommendations influence healthcare and insurance costs.

The task force said the updated recommendations apply especially to Black women, who they say are 40% more likely to die of breast cancer and can often get deadly cancers at younger ages.

“Ensuring Black women start screening at age 40 is an important first step, yet it is not enough to improve the health inequities we face related to breast cancer,” Task Force vice chair Wanda Nicholson said in a statement.

Mammograms, which are x-rays of the breast, are an essential tool for diagnosing breast cancer, one of the most common forms of cancer in the U.S.

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