Fewer U.S. Women Get Breast Cancer Test
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After rising steadily for decades, the proportion of U.S. women getting mammograms to screen for breast cancer has dropped for the first time, federal researchers are reporting today.
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Boston researchers say many women at high risk for breast cancer are declining tamoxifen, the first approved drug for prevention of breast cancer.
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The test could help about 80,000 women a year make better choices about how to treat their breast cancer, federal officials said. Half could safely skip chemotherapy, they said.
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study shows women who have their breast cancer detected by a mammogram are less likely to have their cancer come back in other parts of the body.
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Mammography may be less effective in detecting breast cancer in women with certain characteristics, including use of hormone replacement therapy, previous breast surgery and normal or
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Twelve dollars may not seem like a high medical cost, but it is enough to deter many women from getting a mammogram, a new study finds.
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Experts remain undecided about screening 40 to 50-year-old women for breast cancer.
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A new test developed in the Bay Area could make a huge difference for women diagnosed with a common form of breast cancer. Each year, roughly 50,000 women are diagnosed with early-stage, estrogen-dependent breast cancer.
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Breast cancer is less likely to return in patients who stick to a low-fat diet, according to a study released on Saturday.
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A drop in breast cancer cases may due to women eschewing Hormone Replacement Therapy, a study suggests.
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Black women with early-stage breast cancer have lower survival rates than their white counterparts even after taking into account variables such as tumor size and socioeconomic differences, researchers said.
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Women with a high genetic risk of breast cancer run a better chance of having it detected with magnetic resonance imaging than with mammography or other methods.
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Most female students are unaware that   lifestyle factors can influence their risk of developing breast   cancer, according to a survey released on Monday.
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Most women are getting their first mammogram screenings for breast cancer at the recommended age of 40, but few are returning for yearly screening, a study released Monday suggests.
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NEW YORK  - A population-based study of   black and white American women with and without breast cancer   found that relatively few were carriers of mutations in BRCA1   or BRCA2 genes. Women who carry BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations   are more susceptible to developing breast and ovarian cancer.
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HIV testing rates have remained low in the United States this decade, with only about one-fifth of people at high risk for infection getting a test in any given year, according to a study published on Monday.
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Rates of the most common form of breast cancer dropped from August 2002 to December 2003, researchers reported.