Screening: Co-Pays Seen as a Deterrent to Getting Mammograms
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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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Hormone replacement therapy, breast surgery and a low body weight all make it harder to detect breast cancer, scientists have discovered.
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Just found out your co-worker makes more than you? Six steps to achieving paycheck parity.
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Throughout rural America, breast cancer screening is significantly underused, especially among poor minority populations, a new study finds.
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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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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 survey of hospital review boards that watchdog experiments on patients shows that one in three members takes money from companies that make drugs and medical devices that come under study. What's more, many of those with conflicts rarely or never disclose their financial ties, researchers found.
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Cancers were harder to detect in the breasts of lower-weight women who were also more likely to develop cancers between screenings, according to a study.
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A screening test costing as little as Â£25 has been developed that can test for cancer, a study says.
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NEW YORK  - According to a survey of low-income, rural women over age 40, nearly 7 out of 10 say their physicians have never prompted them to get a mammogram.
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OMAHA - Methodist Hospital and Dillard&#39;s, as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, are reminding all women that early detection is the best protection against the risks of breast cancer.
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Screening for cancer quite often produces a false-positive result, and this can lead to costly -- and ultimately unnecessary -- follow-up testing, according to a new report.
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NEW YORK  - According to a survey of  low-income, rural women over age 40, nearly 7 out of 10 say  their physicians have never prompted them to get a mammogram.
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Experts remain undecided about screening 40 to 50-year-old women for breast cancer.
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NEW YORK  - Screening for cancer quite often produces a false-positive result, and this can lead to costly -- and ultimately unnecessary -- follow-up testing, according to a new report.
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P&gt; Many of the same women who diligently wear pink ribbons, schedule annual mammograms and perform breast self-checks have no idea that breast cancer is not the No.
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NEW YORK AUG 26, 2004  - Screening mammography is less effective in detecting breast cancer in women who use hormone replacement therapy (HRT).