New technologies are helping to reduce the odds of a false-positive mammogram. (Getty Images) While experts are sympathetic to the stress false positives can cause, they're urging women to keep going ...

Barbara Sandon Norris thought she had every reason to celebrate in May. Seven years cancer-free with a clean mammogram, the 72-year-old Cleveland woman almost skipped her routine follow-up appointment ...

Routine mammograms are best known as a front-line tool for detecting breast cancer. But new research suggests the same X-ray ...

Women are advised to get a mammogram every year after the age of 40. The screenings can help detect breast cancer - the most ...

ATLANTA – A new federal rule takes effect Tuesday that could potentially help more women spot breast cancer earlier. The FDA will require mammogram providers across the country to notify women if they ...

A new study finds that risk-based breast cancer screening could be as safe as annual mammograms, but an expert warns it may ...

A new study published in JAMA suggests that risk-based breast cancer screening could be a more effective approach than annual mammograms, but some experts fear it would be hard to do in practice.

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting women worldwide. Early detection through regular mammograms significantly increases the chances of successful treatment and survival. However, ...

I recently told a 74-year-old patient that her mammogram was normal. “Great,” she said. “My doctor told me that I don’t ever need a mammogram again. Guess I’m too old.” What? No! For context: I am a ...

Doctors say mammograms can help spot calcification in the arteries that could be a sign of heart problems. And there’s a new ...

Northwest Health Services announced it will host its first Mobile Mammography Bus at its Family Medicine Associates Clinic.

Every year, millions of women get mammograms to screen for breast cancer. About 10% of them are called back for further testing. And 7% to 12% of those women receive a false-positive result, meaning ...