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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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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A mammogram is a low-dose X-ray picture of the breast. Along with a breast exam, it&#39;s the best way to find breast cancer in its earliest stages when it&#39;s easiest to treat, the National Cancer Institute (news - web sites) 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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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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The majority of women in the United States are getting their first screening mammogram for breast cancer at age 40, as recommended by health experts, a new study finds.
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Mammograms are an important tool in the fight against breast cancer. Now new research looks at how accurate those mammogram readings really are.
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Women whose breast cancer is detected by mammography have a lower risk of the cancer recurring after treatment compared to those who discover a tumor by other means, a Finnish study said on Tuesday.
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A nationwide study has found that the uninsured and those covered by Medicaid are more likely than those with private insurance to receive a diagnosis of cancer in the late stages of the disease.
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A new study finds that, for some women, a mammogram may not be the best way to detect early breast cancer. Researchers say women who have the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations run a better chance of having
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Some women with breast cancer are less likely to have their tumours picked up by scans, say experts.
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FOR YEARS the state has provided free testing to detect breast or cervical cancer in low-income women. But until this year there were no funds to treat women who lacked insurance but were ineligible for Medicaid.
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A bowel cancer screening programme is being introduced in a bid to reduce deaths.
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Better detection and treatment are helping to reduce death from breast cancer in America, but poor, rural and minority women - especially Native Americans - face barriers that keep them from taking advantage of cancer screenings that could potentially
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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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NEW YORK  - About one of every five women who participate in a routine breast cancer screening program for 20 years will have a false-positive result, researchers estimate.
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NEW YORK  - Breast cancer screening in the  US is common among women 80 years of age or older, but it is of  little benefit to the majority of them, according to a new  study.