Also keep in mind that a mammogram has limitations in terms of how accurate its results are. Despite being highly valuable, mammograms can vary in their sensitivity (the ability to correctly identify ...

A study published in The BMJ linked skipping first and subsequent mammograms to a higher chance of dying from breast cancer. Experts explain the findings.

A new study published in JAMA suggests that risk-based breast cancer screening could be a more effective approach than annual ...

A Texas-based mammography technology lab is now using artificial intelligence to highlight whether a patient has breast arterial calcification when getting a mammogram. Chirag Parghi, chief medical ...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an opportunity to focus on lifestyle and risk factors associated with breast cancer, as well as the importance of breast cancer screening. In the United ...

It’s always a good idea to get a mammogram, even if you have no significant history of breast cancer. That’s because most breast cancers are found in women without that factor, radiologist Dr. Mason ...

Panel insist financials played no factor-- others aren't so sure. Nov. 19, 2009 — -- The 16-member U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released its new recommendations on mammograms two days ago ...

A long-awaited study shows that screening for breast cancer with annual mammograms may not always be the best way to catch ...

The latest research on breast cancer is adding more fire to the mammogram debate. A study that looked at 90,000 women determined that mammography screenings for women 40 to 59 years old don’t reduce ...

Money raised by the tremendously successful BRA Show in Missoula in May will pay for breast cancer screening tests for as many as 70 women. The event raised just more than $10,000. Of that, $5,000 ...

Because medical guidelines are based on satisficing, they are not always in the best interest of all patients. Satisficing is a mix of two words, the word satisfy, and the word suffice. The term ...