Breast Cancer Screening
Breast Cancer Screening
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death from cancer in American women, contributing to 15 percent of cancer-related deaths in women in 2008, according to the American Cancer Society. See risk factors.
A mammogram is the most reliable way to detect breast cancer. Medicare covers 80 percent for an annual mammogram for women with Medicare over the age of forty, as well as a single baseline mammogram for women with Medicare between age 35 and 39.
Resources for People with Medicare
Resources for Healthcare Providers
- Get Mammogram Letter
- Breast Cancer/Mammography Web Based Resources
- Mammography Prescription
- Order Form Mammograms NCI/CMS Materials
Web-based Resource
- American College of Radiology (ACR)
- American Cancer Society (ACS) – Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
- Medicare Mammography Campaign
- BreastCancer.Net
- CANCERLIT®
- Medicare Breast Cancer Screening (Mammogram) Preventive Service Overview
- Medicare Quality Improvement Community (MedQIC) Breast Cancer Screening Resources
- Medline Plus – Breast Cancer
- National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC)
- National Cancer Institute (NCI) – Breast Cancer
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