MEBANE, N.C. — When it comes to detecting breast cancer early, mammograms remain one of the most powerful tools available — and health experts say scheduling one could save your life. As part of 2 ...

Research suggests 3D mammography could offer benefits over 2D imaging. Newer three-dimensional imaging is more effective at detecting breast cancer and may improve long-term outcomes, according to a ...

Once again, the ongoing debate about the age women should begin annual breast screening is waging, as breast imaging radiologists, medical associations, and advocacy groups comment on the 2024 U.S.

Breast cancer screenings can feel like a lot to manage. But here's what matters most: Catching breast cancer early through the right screening can be truly lifesaving. In fact, the American Cancer ...

Up until about two decades ago, all mammograms were done using an X-ray machine, which generated two-dimensional (2D) images of breast tissue. In 2011, however, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) officially updated its recommendations this week for who should be screened for breast cancer and when, advising that women should have their first ...

If you have health insurance, your screening mammograms may be covered at no cost to you. Without insurance, you can still get free or low-cost mammograms through various organizations. Mammogram ...

This seems to be an increasingly common experience: A woman goes in for an annual breast cancer screening and the radiologist spots something suspicious on the mammogram. The woman is notified that ...

About half of women over 40 have dense breasts. The denser the breast tissue, the more difficult it is to spot cancer on a standard mammogram. Having dense breast tissue can make it harder to detect ...

In an effort to increase mammogram screening rates, along with awareness, we offer a program through Franciscan Health Lafayette Breast Center to reduce barriers to obtaining a preventive mammography ...

Breast cancer screening could be improved by adding “MBI” tests to 3D mammogram screenings for women with dense breast tissue—which nearly half of all U.S. women have. Called 'molecular breast imaging ...