Mammography *

FDA approves digital mammography system The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first mammogram system to provide digital images, which it said offered advantages over the technology now being used...

Blood Test Detects Breast Cancer The American Cancer Society predicts 175,000 women in the United States will develop breast cancer this year...

Mammography reduces risk of advanced breast cancer Women in their 70s can lower their risk of advanced-stage breast cancer through regular screening mammography, US researchers report...

Drug benefits patients with emphysema A substance called alpha1-antitrypsin can slow lung deterioration and prolong survival in patients with severe emphysema, researchers conclude...

Women's Health Dilemma A FDA advisory panel has just heard alarming evidence about the failure of saline breast implants but still recommended they stay on the market...

Early mammograms benefit women at high risk More breast cancers could be caught early if more young women with a family history of the disease got frequent mammograms, researchers from The Netherlands report...

Tumors found on mammograms have better prognosis Breast cancers found by mammography screening have good outcomes not only because they are detected early, but also...

Testing, Testing: How's Your Health? Thanks to Katie Couric, we know that by age 50 we should have a colonscopy to screen for colon cancer...

Estrogen replacement may cause specific type of breast cancer New research suggests the use of combination hormone replacement therapy (HRT) increases the risk of developing a certain type of breast cancer known as lobular breast carcinoma...

Experimental blood test may signal breast cancer An experimental test that detects a specific protein in blood samples appears to be promising as a screening test for breast cancer, the manufacturer, Matritech, Inc. of Newton, Massachusetts announced on Thursday...