mammograms

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden is urging women to consult their doctors about getting mammograms or other cancer screenings, saying in a new public…

While physicians mostly applauded a government-appointed panel’s recommendation that women get routine mammography screening for breast cancer starting at age 40, down from 50, not everyone approves.Some doctors…

AP WASHINGTON (AP) — Women should start getting every-other-year mammograms at age 40 instead of waiting until 50, according to a draft recommendation from a federal task force.The U.S. Preventive…

Elana Gotkine FRIDAY, Jan. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Clinical factors are associated with the degree of background parenchymal enhancement (BPE) on contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM), according to a…

Amy Norton MONDAY, Dec. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Many American women have to travel long distances to reach the nearest mammography center, a new study finds -- raising questions about whether that…

A new study released in the American Cancer Society journal Cancer reconsiders guidelines for when to start screening with mammograms if a woman has a mother, sister, or daughter who was diagnosed with breast cancer. Women with a…

Physician’s Briefing Staff WEDNESDAY, Sept. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Trained radiographers perform as well as radiologists when participating in the double reading of screening mammograms, according…

A study led by UC Davis Health has found that half of all women will experience at least one false positive mammogram over a decade of annual breast cancer screening with digital breast tomosynthesis (3D mammography). The risk of false…

TUESDAY, March 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Screening mammograms can lead to overdiagnosis of breast cancer,…

Annual mammography is recommended for women starting at age 40 to screen for breast cancer. Research has shown that screening mammography lowers breast cancer mortality by reducing the incidence of advanced cancer. ‘The new study…