About a month after a routine mammogram, Tammy Harders felt a lump in her breast. Despite getting the all clear just a few weeks ago, the 44-year-old wife and mother of three remembers thinking, “This one is different.”
If you’re 40 or older, an annual mammogram should be on your calendar. Many health care providers encourage women to get a baseline mammogram at age 40 and every year thereafter. Learn more about the benefits of mammography.