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October 7, 2024 | Carolyn Pennington - Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine

UConn Health Minute: Breast Cancer Screening

Having regular mammograms can lower the risk of dying from breast cancer and with more younger women being diagnosed, it's important to pay attention to the new screening guidelines.

Radiology technician Charline Francois during a mammogram at UConn Health Imaging at 5 Munson Road in Farmington. (Ethan Giorgetti/UConn Health)

Having regular mammograms can lower the risk of dying from breast cancer and with more younger women being diagnosed, it’s important to pay attention to the new screening guidelines. Dr. Alex Merkulov, section chief of women’s imaging at UConn Health, discusses the guidelines and how artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the way mammograms are reviewed.

To schedule your mammogram, call UConn Health Imaging at 860-679-2800.