Breast Cancer Screening

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women, other than skin cancer. Learn more about the importance of routine breast screenings, early detection and treatment.

Mammograms can detect breast cancer at an early stage when treatment may be more effective and a cure is more likely. Talk with your doctor about when you should begin routine screenings and how often you should be screened thereafter.

To learn more about the benefit coverage, visit TRICARE's Covered Services page.

• For women between age 40–50, learn why mammograms are important.
• For women over age 50, learn what other preventive health screenings are needed in More than a Mammogram – Women's Health: Living Well After 50.
  
• October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
  

• American Cancer Society
• National Cancer Institute: Breast Cancer