Q: There are so many contradictory opinions about the best way to detect breast cancer. What works? A: There's a lot of confusion because of the data being released from a 1980 Canadian mammography ...

More than 50 uninsured Midland County women recently received free mammograms during a half-day trial program in Midland. Donations to MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland’s Mammogram Fund by local ...

SPRINGFIELD -- As a breast cancer detection tool, mammograms are best when combined with a physical exam by a healthcare provider, said Dr. Lisa Planeta, surgeon and director of the Mercy Medical ...

Adding breast exam to mammogram - is it worth it? NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adding a clinical breast exam to screening mammography increases breast cancer detection rates, but it also increases ...

GUIDELINES WHEN IT COMES TO MAMMOGRAMS. AS 16 WAPT'S ALLIE WARE REPORTS-- THEY'RE BEING MET WITH PUSH-BACK. NEW MAMMOGRAM GUIDELINES RELEASED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS RECOMMEND WOMEN OF ...

Women who skipped one or both scheduled mammography appointments immediately prior to a breast cancer diagnosis had a significantly higher risk of dying of the disease, a large retrospective analysis ...

A mammography exam from Hologic, Inc., based in Marlborough, is the only mammogram with “superior to standard” federal approval for screening in women with dense breasts, the company announced Tuesday ...

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This is how I ended up in a roomful of women, all massaging our breasts.

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., June 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Hologic, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOLX) announced today that the Genius™ 3D Mammography™ exam is now the only mammogram that is FDA-approved as superior to ...

Mammograms can detect the presence of breast arterial calcification, which is associated with a higher risk of future heart attacks and stroke.