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[ad_1] Actor Olivia Munn was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, she announced on social media Wednesday. She said she's had four surgeries in the last 10 months, including a double mastectomy. "I hope by sharing this it will help others find comfort, inspiration and support on their own journey," the 43-year-old actor said in the post accompanied by photos of her in a hospital bed and with her doctors. Munn said she was diagnosed two months after a test for cancer genes she took in February 2023 had negative results and she had a normal mammogram around the same time. "In the past ten months I have had four surgeries, so many days spent in bed I can't even count and have learned more about cancer, cancer treatment and hormones than I ever could have imagined," she said in a statement accompanying the photo. "Surprisingly, I've only cried twice." Munn said the cancer wouldn't have been found

[ad_1] New guidance says breast cancer screenings  should start 10 years earlier than previously recommended, meaning mammograms for women at average risk should be done every other year beginning at age 40. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of national experts who issued the draft guidance Tuesday, estimates that the change could result in 19% more lives saved from the disease. Aside from skin cancers, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society , accounting for about 30% of all new female cancers each year. To help better understand the process, we've gathered answers to the most common mammogram and breast cancer screening questions: What are mammograms? A mammogram is an X-ray picture of the breast used to look for early signs of breast cancer.  Standing in front of a special X-ray machine, your breast will be firmly pressed