Scan could do away with mammogram pain
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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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(HealthDayNews) -- A mammogram is a low-dose X-ray picture of the breast. Along with a breast exam, it's the best way to find breast cancer in its earliest stages when it's easiest to treat, the National Cancer Institute says.
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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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Women with a high genetic risk for  breast cancer run a better chance of having it detected with  magnetic resonance imaging than with mammography and other  methods, researchers said on Tuesday.
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The controversial news surrounding hormone replacement therapy (HRT) continues to mount. Now, a new study from Australia shows that women who take HRT may not get the most accurate readings on their mammograms.
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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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(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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Women with early-stage breast tumors can undergo a shorter course of radiation without a greater risk that their cancer will come back years later, the largest study to test this 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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A pill-sized camera might eliminate the need for invasive techniques to screen for inflammations or obstructions in the esophagus.
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is more effective than other screening methods for finding breast cancer in women whose genes leave them susceptible to the disease.
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A new long-term study finds that, over 20 years, only one in five women who have mammograms every two years will have to undergo follow up evaluation for a false positive finding.
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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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An experimental ultrasound technique that measures how easily breast lumps compress and bounce back could enable doctors to determine instantly whether a woman has cancer or not without doing a biopsy.
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Dec.10, 2004 (San Antonio) -- A test that characterizes each breast tumor by its unique genetic fingerprint could spare tens of thousands of American women from the discomfort and misery of chemotherapy, researchers report.
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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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NEW YORK  - 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.