Mammography *

Mammography * A mammogram is a low-dose x-ray that examines breast tissue.

Cancer Screening: One Valuable Ounce of Prevention Just the mention of the word cancer sends a shiver down many people's spine, especially if the disease has affected someone you love. Cancer is second only to heart disease as the leading cause of death in the United States. For many...

Digital Mammography: A New Way Of Detecting Breast Cancer For women, breast cancer is a dreaded and devastating disease. Over a lifetime, one in eight American women are affected by breast cancer. It is the most commonly

Black breast cancer patients have higher risk of dying African-American women with breast cancer are 67% more likely to die from their illness than white patients are, according to a report...

Study questions: Does mammography save lives? A report published this week in The Lancet questions whether screening for breast cancer using mammography saves lives...

Lung cancer still number one cause of cancer deaths Lung, breast and prostate cancers will continue to be the top three cancer killers of Americans in the coming year...

Tamoxifen cost effective and worthy of insurance coverage The drug tamoxifen is highly effective at preventing breast cancer in women at high risk and should be covered by insurance, results of a recent analysis conclude...

HRT lowers accuracy of mammography Hormone replacement therapy (HRT), taken by millions of women to relieve menopausal symptoms and lower the risk of heart disease, may make it harder to pick up breast cancers on mammograms...

Phone call reminders encourage mammograms A 3-minute phone call is an effective way to remind women to schedule a mammogram, results of a new study suggest...