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 ...

Nonparticipants had a higher likelihood of stage III (odds ratio [OR], 1.53) and stage IV cancer (OR, 3.61) compared with first-screening participants. HealthDay News — Women who do not participate in ...

WASHINGTON -- Women are now advised to get a mammogram every other year starting at age 40 and until age 74, according to new recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force. The USPSTF, a ...

A former MP who has been given the all-clear from breast cancer is urging people not to miss screening appointments. Vicky ...

Pennsylvania is leading the way on breast cancer screening policy. Thanks to Senate Bill 88, a decisive move from the ...

Women should get a mammogram every two years starting at age 50 — and while routine screening brings little benefit in the 40s, beginning it that early should be a personal choice, a government task ...

May 5, 2010 — Screening mammograms in younger women have low accuracy and detect few cancers, according to the results of a study published online May 3 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute ...

New research suggests X-ray images may offer an early warning sign for cardiovascular disease — the leading cause of death ...

Two of the cheerleaders speak about their personal experience with the disease in order to encourage women to pursue regular ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a go-to tool in health care, helping clinicians such as radiologists make diagnoses ...

Eight women sat in a circle, eating pizza and salad and drinking wine on a recent evening. It had a bit of a book-club vibe, but this was a very different type of gathering. Shelly Budde, a nurse with ...