November 19, 2009 - At a time when the breast cancer incidence remains high and is of great concern to women in Rochester, the revised recommendations for breast cancer surveillance from the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) are difficult to understand. While mammography is not a perfect examination, Swedish trials show a mortality decrease of greater than 40% for women 40 – 49 years. Randomized controlled trials prove that mammography can reduce mortality by 32% among women aged 40-70 years.