It is a sobering statistic. One in eight women in the U.S. will develop breast cancer in her lifetime -with the majority of these women not even having a family history of breast cancer. October is ...

It’s always a good idea to get a mammogram, even if you have no significant history of breast cancer. That’s because most breast cancers are found in women without that factor, radiologist Dr. Mason ...

No, this isn't trick question—though it may sound like one, given how ubiquitous the screenings are. But the conventional wisdom has been seriously challenged as of a year ago, when a study of six ...

At the time of the mammogram, a patient should specifically enquire about their breast density category - Getty When Sarah Fleetwood found a lump in her right breast on the day of the King’s ...

‘There’s a lot that’s not understood about breast density and why some [people] have more dense breasts than others,’ says Dr Angela DeMichele, professor of medicine at University of ...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which serves as a reminder of the importance of regular screenings (in this case, through mammograms and self-exams), which can lead to earlier detection and ...

A new study suggests that tailoring breast cancer screening to a woman’s individual risk can be as safe as yearly mammograms while reducing unnecessary testing for some and better targeting of care ...

A new study published in JAMA suggests that risk-based breast cancer screening could be a more effective approach than annual mammograms, but some experts fear it would be hard to do in practice.

ATLANTA – A new federal rule takes effect Tuesday that could potentially help more women spot breast cancer earlier. The FDA will require mammogram providers across the country to notify women if they ...

Lenore Fusciello Baker won’t quickly forget that day in 2020 when she opened what she thought would be a routine letter from her radiology facility telling her that a recent screening mammogram had ...