Women should get mammograms every other year starting at age 40, according to updated recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). This is a significant change from previous ...

New technologies are helping to reduce the odds of a false-positive mammogram. (Getty Images) While experts are sympathetic to the stress false positives can cause, they're urging women to keep going ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Because of the pandemic, a vast majority of women have not had a mammogram this year, which is raising alarms for the American Cancer Society, an organization concerned with detecting ...

A new study finds that risk-based breast cancer screening could be as safe as annual mammograms, but an expert warns it may ...

This image provided by the UW/Fred Hutch Cancer Center Breast Imaging in October 2024 shows mammogram scans with dense and not dense tissue. (UW/Fred Hutch Cancer Center Breast Imaging via AP) When a ...

We tapped Dr. Roxanne Pero to break down some things you should understand about mammogram screenings Stephanie Sengwe is a pop culture enthusiast with over 10 years of experience working as a digital ...

A breast cancer patient who says a mammogram likely saved her life has urged people to attend routine screening appointments.

Women who miss their first screening appointment for breast cancer could have a 40% higher long-term risk of dying from the disease, according to a new study.The research, published in September in ...

BE TRANSFERRED TO A REHAB CENTER SOON. OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. 1 IN 8 WOMEN WILL BE DIAGNOSED WITH THE DISEASE, AND 1 IN 42 WILL DIE FROM IT. THAT’S WHY TODAY, WORLD MAMMOGRAM DAY ...

Chennai is set to get a dedicated public women's cancer screening centre at Thousand Lights by February. The facility, being ...

Doctors tell patients to ignore the guidelines as cancer call centers light up. Nov. 18, 2009— -- New guidelines saying women between the ages of 40 and 50 should not receive mammograms to screen ...

Regular mammograms reduce breast cancer deaths, says Swedish study. June 28, 2011— -- Mammograms save lives, period, end of story. But it takes decades to appreciate just how many. That's the ...