Reported by Politico

Seventy-five percent of U.S. women disagree with the recommendations of a government panel that urged fewer women to get mammograms, with 47 percent saying that they strongly disagree, according to a new Gallup Poll.

New guidelines issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force suggest women begin getting routine mammograms starting at age 50, rather than age 40, and that such tests should be every other year. 

Among women ages 35 to 49, 84 percent said that they will ignore the guidelines and get a mammogram before age 50, according to the poll.

Women also said they believed the reasoning behind the government report was not based on health but rather on potential cost benefits: About 76 percent of women said cost was the main reason for the report’s findings, whereas 16 percent said it was based upon an assessment of risks and benefits. 

The report has received backlash from lawmakers and breast cancer survivors alike.

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