Digital mammogram best for younger women: study
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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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Some women claim they don&#39;t have time to get a mammogram. Others believe that with no history of breast cancer in their families, they don&#39;t need one.
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BEIRUT: Experts agree that women worldwide must learn that early detection of breast cancer, through regular screening, is better than a thousand cures.
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A mammogram may be less effective if a woman is on hormone replacement therapy (HRT), a new British study finds. Mammography&#39;s ability to detect and exclude
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FRIDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDayNews) -- A mammogram may be less effective if a woman is on hormone replacement therapy (HRT), a new British study finds.
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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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TORONTO (CP) - MRI scans detect breast cancer at twice the rate of traditional screening procedures, says a Canadian-led study that suggests only the most at-risk women consider the costly procedure because of its tremendous false positive rate.
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Dark-field x-ray imaging could make for more-accurate mammograms and better security screens.
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Every other year may be enough for women over 50 to have a mammogram, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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The Cancer Registry of Norway has released a new study about the accuracy of mammograms. The research looks at the rate of false positives from mammograms.
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A technique called molecular breast imaging (MBI) is highly sensitive in detecting small lesions and can also spot tumors missed by mammography and ultrasound, researchers report.
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Breast cancer tends to be more  aggressive when it occurs in younger women, and doctors often  advise radical surgery. Now, however, a study shows that  breast-conserving treatment, commonly known as lumpectomy, is  safe for women younger than 40.
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TORONTO - Magnetic resonance imaging may be better at finding breast cancer in women who are genetically predisposed to the disease than other screening methods, Canadian researchers say.
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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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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Two new studies suggest breast density is nearly as important as age in predicting who is going to develop breast cancer.
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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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Using computers to read mammograms can significantly speed up the detection of breast cancer, according to UK research.