Even small copay deters mammogram use, study says
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PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island  - Requiring even a small co-payment dramatically reduces the likelihood that women will get regular mammograms to detect breast cancer, researchers reported on Wednesday.
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Breast cancer screening has nearly halved the number of deaths from the disease, according to a study of women seen on the NHS published today
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Though National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is coming to an end, local efforts to promote early detection and to encourage annual breast exams and mammograms will continue.
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October marks the 20th year of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Since the program began in 1985, mammography rates have more than doubled for women age 50 and older (from 25 percent in 1987 to 69 percent
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDayNews) -- Women age 50 and above who get screening mammograms every two years instead of annually may not face an increased risk of being diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer, a new study suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Women in their 40s, who tend to  have relatively dense breast tissue, are more likely to have a  breast tumor missed on a screening mammogram than are older  women, new study findings suggest.
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Women who have breast cancer detected by a mammogram run less risk of having cancer elsewhere in the body over the next 10 years than women whose tumors are discovered by other means, according to a new study.
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A new study released today revealed that most women get their first mammogram screening at the age of 40. 40 is the recommended age to begin annual screening for breast cancer.
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Some women with breast cancer are less likely to have their tumours picked up by scans, say experts.
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NEW YORK  - Breast cancer screening in the US is common among women 80 years of age or older, but it is of little benefit to the majority of them, according to a new study.
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A new breast scan using a souped-up kind of X-ray called a CT scan may be more accurate than a standard mammogram -- and much less uncomfortable, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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NEW YORK  - A decision aid that discusses both the pros and cons of continuing mammographic screening may help older women make the best informed choice, according to a report in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Women with breast cancer detected during a mammogram have a lower risk that the tumors will recur than women diagnosed without the screening test, according to a study in the Sept.
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Digital mammography was much better than traditional film mammography at spotting breast cancers in younger women or those with dense breasts, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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A study finds race plays a major role, with blacks and Native Americans the least likely to be screened. By Steven Reinberg. MONDAY, Oct. 25 (HealthDayNews) -- Throughout rural America, breast cancer screening
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By The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.  Sep. 9--Women can get a free breast exam and mammogram referral Oct. 19, at Waitman Barbe Elementary School.  October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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Older, less educated and lower-income women are less likely to get a mammogram even when their insurance pays for it, and those who go without mammograms are more likely not to be diagnosed with breast cancer until the disease has advanced, according to a