Should mammogram be delayed

Recently an influential task force in the US has proposed that the
annual mammogram for women starting at age 40 need not be carried
out contending that such tests only cause anxiety , costly follow-ups and
even disfigurement when biopsies, surgery and chemotherapy had to be performed.The panel even recommends that women over 50 to 74 should do the test every other year.
Several breast cancer experts and patient advocacy groups welcome this
advice stating that more testing and treatments may not always be beneficial and can in fact cause harm to those involved.
This recommendation is against the medical norm of annual testing and the Cancer Society completely disagree with the statement
Professor Daniel Kopans of the Harvard Medical School had strong words against the panel referring to the recommendation as unethical.
Mammography for most women is mildly uncomfortable and the sensation lasts for just a few seconds.
Medical records have proven that thousands have been saved by mammography and a general sweeping statement of this sort may not be in the interest of women throughout the world.
It is best for women to listen to the advice of medical practitioners
as prevention is better than cure.