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Your next mammogram will come with some additional information on the density of your breasts. That’s courtesy of a new rule from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that went into effect today. It ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s a simple message – get your annual mammogram to detect breast cancer at its earliest stage. But you may be surprised to hear ...

Breast cancer screening for women at average risk, it should be done every other year beginning at age 40, meaning mammograms should start ten years earlier than previously recommended. The U.S.

Enhanced imaging in addition to mammograms can triple the detection of breast cancers in women with dense breasts, according to a new study. The research, published Wednesday in The Lancet, estimates ...

High rates of false positive test results may be keeping women from sticking to recommended mammogram screenings for breast cancer, a new study has found. Researchers from UC Davis Comprehensive ...

Tina Knowles, the mother of superstars Beyoncé and Solange Knowles, has recently opened up about her breast cancer diagnosis after she missed her mammogram test. The new author in town for her book ...

It’s a simple message – get your annual mammogram to detect breast cancer at its earliest stage. But you may be surprised to hear there are two types of exams. Doctors who devote their practice to ...