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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Most women are getting their first mammogram screenings for breast cancer at the recommended age of 40, but few are returning for yearly screening, a study released Monday suggests.
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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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(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 who have breast cancer detected by a mammogram run less risk of having cancer elsewhere in the body over the next 10 years than women whose tumors are discovered by other means, according to a new study.
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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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Experts remain undecided about screening 40 to 50-year-old women for breast cancer.
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Mammography may be less effective in detecting breast cancer in women with certain characteristics, including use of hormone replacement therapy, previous breast surgery and normal or
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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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(Undated) Oct. 20, 2004 - There are several methods available to detect breast cancer, but new research finds one may not be effective.
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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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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 research shows that a set of simple questions may help primary-care practitioners identify which women would benefit from a more elaborate discussion of tamoxifen, a drug that can help prevent breast cancer.
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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.
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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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Throughout rural America, breast cancer screening is significantly underused, especially among poor minority populations, a new study finds.
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Women with a high genetic risk of breast cancer run a better chance of having it detected with magnetic resonance imaging than with mammography or other methods.