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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BOSTON -- The mammogram debate continued Tuesday after another study suggested some women may only need the screening test every other year.
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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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FRIDAY, Oct. 1 (HealthDayNews) -- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is better than mammography at detecting additional disease in breast cancer patients, says an Italian study in the October issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
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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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According to a new study, most women now receive their first breast screening mammogram for breast cancer at the age of 40, as recommended by experts in the US.
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Women who carry the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation may find a MRI examination more accurate for detecting breast cancer than mammography, a Canada study found.
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) -- An old technique, hypnosis, can help reduce a woman's pain and anxiety during breast biopsy, a new study finds.
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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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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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Technology that doctors expect will help detect precancerous cells faster and less painfully also could someday take cameras to parts of the body where no camera has gone before.
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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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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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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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By Linda Fantin, The Salt Lake Tribune  Dec. 19--Utah-based TechniScan Medical Systems has been awarded a $2.8  million grant to perfect a breast cancer screening tool that could make the  exams painless and help radiologists distinguish between cancers and benign  masses.
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With the high rates of breast cancer in Ohio and in Washington County, area hospitals are offering reduced rates for mammography exams this month as part of an effort to raise awareness of the disease.
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A new study says there's no excuse not to get a bone density scan