October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a timely reminder for women to prioritize their breast health and schedule their next mammogram.

Throughout adulthood, women are encouraged to regularly perform self-exams, stay alert to potential symptoms and undergo routine mammograms to help detect breast cancer early. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends regular screenings through age 74.

However, updated guidelines recommend that women continue these screenings well into their later years.

“There’s no single age for everyone to stop getting these screenings,” Maria Rivera, D.O., MBA and Humana’s regional vice president of health services for Atlanta told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “It depends on the overall women’s health, which can be complex, multifactorial and infl

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