Most Women Start Annual Mammograms by Age 40
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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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Every other year may be enough for women over 50 to have a mammogram, US researchers said on Tuesday. A study of nearly 8,000 women showed that those who let a two-year interval
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Lorie Williams thought for months that she might have a lump in her breast. But when the doctor said it was cancer, she was still stunned. After all, she was just 29 years old, no one in her family had ever had breast cancer, and she had never heard of anyone getting the disease so young.
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NEW YORK  - A breast cancer family history,   as well as a woman's age and her own personal history of breast   cancer, may help identify women at increased risk of developing   ovarian cancer.
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The formula that doctors use to calculate a woman's risk of breast cancer underestimates the danger for black women most of the time and especially for those age 50 and older -- the age when they are most likely to benefit from screening tests and protective drugs, according to the first major...
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Cervical screening should be reinstated in England for women in their early 20s, researchers say.
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They&#39;re looking for 50,000 women between the ages of 35 and 74 who have had a sister diagnosed with breast cancer. It&#39;s called Sister Study and is being conducted by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
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The causes of breast cancer are still being researched, although it is known the a woman&#39;s lifetime exposure to estrogen and her age at the time of her first childbirth play an important role.
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The 58-year-old Brookfield resident had a mammogram, which led to the detection of a cancerous lump in her breast. At about noon on Monday, she had a mastectomy and reconstructive breast surgery at Danbury Hospital.
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Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in American women. The American Cancer Society estimates 215,990 new cases will be diagnosed in the US this year.
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HUNTSVILLE, AL - Every woman is at risk for breast cancer. Fortunately, breast cancer caught in its earliest stages can be successfully treated 97 percent of the time.
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NEW YORK  - 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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Younger women who start taking estrogen as soon as they enter menopause may be protected from heart disease, researchers said on Wednesday.
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Some women claim they don&#39;t have time to get a mammogram. Others believe that with no history of breast cancer in their families, they don&#39;t need one.
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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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Dec. 9 - Breast cancer is the commonest cancer among women. One in 9 will get it. 41,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. But with treatment, 77% survive.
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Women whose breast cancers are detected by X-ray screening are nearly twice as likely to be cancer-free 10 years after treatment than women whose cancers are discovered by hand, a major new study shows.