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With more young women being diagnosed, the time has come to rethink how we’re communicating with women under 40 about their breast health.” Typically, conversations around breast health don’t start ...
In a small new study, a handheld saliva-sampling device successfully detected breast cancer 100% of the time, researchers ...
Dr. Céline Gounder documents her screening mammogram to demystify the process Breast cancer screenings for women at average risk should be done every other year beginning at age 40, meaning ...
C OLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - In 2023, Mary Sanchez visited her primary caregiver for an annual checkup, where she had her first mammogram in four years. As a medical assistant supervisor for Peak ...
A mammogram is an X-ray image of a person’s breasts. Mammograms are typically used to look for signs of breast cancer, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Valerie Austin’s mammogram was negative for cancer. Then she read the fine print. It said Austin had dense breast tissue, which makes tumors harder to detect on a mammogram. It also increases ...
AI correctly identified 32.6% of the interval breast cancers. Features of AI-detected cancers included larger size at ...
(CBS4)-About half of all women, even among those who regularly have screening done, have never heard of the term "baseline mammogram." Yet a new study shows why a baseline exam is so important ...
Many women only recently began receiving mammogram results letters that inform them they have dense breasts. But it’s still unclear how women should use that information to protect their health.
I ignored the mammogram notification that popped up in my health network’s online portal when I turned 40. It was the summer of 2020, and breast cancer seemed like a remote health concern in the ...
Dr. Alexea Gaffney was shocked when, last month, neither a mammogram nor ultrasound revealed a “huge, 9-centimeter tumor” growing in her breast, which turned out to be stage III cancer.