Dr. Peters added for the average woman with no family history of breast cancer or other risks, they should start getting mammograms at 40. However, if a woman is at higher risk and depending on their age, they may have to start up to 10 years earlier.

At only 34 years of age, Traci Delaney seemed to be an unlikely candidate for developing breast cancer. As she tells Roni Caryn Rabin of the New York Times, even her insurance declined to cover an imaging scan that her doctor ordered,

According to recent research, breast cancer diagnoses are increasing among women 20 to 40 years old. Dr. Liz O’Riordan, a retired breast surgeon, details the lifestyle behaviors she believes contribute to the uptick in younger women being diagnosed with breast cancer.

More young women are being diagnosed with breast cancer. Once thought to be an older woman's battle, the latest comprehensive report by the American Cancer Society is shedding light on a change. New statistics show a larger increase of 1.

Cancer advocates and researchers say the report underscores the need for biomarker testing, which is a procedure that analyzes a sample of blood, tissue or other bodily fluid that helps doctors connect patients with the appropriate treatments for cancer or other diseases.