An individualised approach to breast cancer screening that assesses patients' risk, rather than annual mammograms, can lower ...
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 ...
A breast cancer patient who says a mammogram likely saved her life has urged people to attend routine screening appointments.
A long-awaited study shows that screening for breast cancer with annual mammograms may not always be the best way to catch ...
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 ...
Hologic’s AI-Powered Mammography Technology Flagged a Third of Breast Cancer Cases Initially Interpreted as Negative in Study ...
Three years ago, Tammy Helwig heard news no woman wants to hear after a mammogram. The test came back abnormal. “It was right after Covid, and I was very concerned, since I have a family history of ...
A new study finds that risk-based breast cancer screening could be as safe as annual mammograms, but an expert warns it may ...
JoAnn Pushkin was vigilant about getting breast cancer screening and performing self-exams. She was diagnosed late because she had "dense breasts," making cancer invisible on her mammograms. Pushkin ...
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 ...
Health experts agree that mammograms can save lives, but they don’t always agree on how often women should get the breast cancer screening procedure or when they should start. The U.S. Preventive ...
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) officially updated its recommendations this week for who should be screened for breast cancer and when, advising that women should have their first ...