Samantha Armytage's advice on mammograms was misguided

By the time Armytage received her false positive result - an all-clear after being called back for more tests when an area of concern was found on her right breast - she was moving beyond BreastScreen’s targeted call for women to start mammograms at 50, by suggesting women start at 40 instead. But her misguided advice on breast screening ignores vast amounts of independent medical research about the downsides of cancer screening tests.