Mammograms are a critical part of your reproductive care and overall health and wellness. After all, breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women in the United States and is responsible for ...

The new breast cancer screening guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force might be confusing if you are between ages 40 and 49. While the task force recommended screenings start at 40 ...

Women enjoy having their breasts squished between metal plates and X-rayed about as much as they like a Pap smear or having a cavity filled. That is to say, not at all. And yet the annual mammogram is ...

Patients with stage 1 or 2, hormone receptor (HR)-negative breast cancer had similar five-year rates of locoregional recurrence whether or not they underwent preoperative breast magnetic resonance ...

Dense breast tissue can make it more difficult to detect signs of breast cancer on a mammogram. Supplemental screening with an ultrasound can help increase breast cancer detection. However, a new ...

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

Mammography facilities are now nationally required to inform patients about their breast density, which can affect cancer detection. Mammography facilities are now required to provide all patients who ...

According to Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Idaho has the second lowest mammography rate in the U.S. Only about 65% of women 40 and older have gotten screened in the past two years. "A lot of ...

Women who receive a false-positive mammography have a higher likelihood of developing breast cancer in the following 20 years, according to a new study. Women who had the highest risk were between 60 ...