An ongoing study spotlights the link between calcium deposits in the breast arteries and life-threatening heart risks.

Routine mammograms are best known as a front-line tool for detecting breast cancer. But new research suggests the same X-ray ...

Mammograms help doctors detect breast cancer, but now they are being used in a new way -- to identify women who are at risk for heart disease. Not seeing signs of cancer on her routine mammogram is ...

With the first detailed look inside breast tissue calcifications, Illinois researchers documented distinct differences between benign and cancerous deposits. In this sample of ductal carcinoma in situ ...