Our Expert Breast Doctor's Advice On When You Should Get A Mammogram

Breast cancer information has never been more widespread, but knowing how to separate fact from fiction isn't easy. So we were thrilled to have Dr. Elisa Port on the show with us. Dr. Port is director of the Dubin Breast Center, and, as a surgeon, performs more than 300 operations a year. She just released The New Generation Breast Cancer Book, a guide to recovery for the newly diagnosed woman.


With the new guidelines released by the American Cancer Society, women shouldn't be getting regular yearly mammograms until they're 45 years old, a change from the older guidelines that suggested 40 was the proper age. Dr. Port respectfully disagrees. “Given the fact that we [practitioners, clinics] have clear cut information that you can reduce your risk of dying from breast cancer with yearly mammograms starting at year 40, we will always suggest getting a mammogram at 40."


See the rest of the interview with Dr. Elisa Port!

And be sure to check out Dr. Port's New Generation Breast Cancer Book, available in bookstores everywhere.



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