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A new method of analyzing mammograms identified individuals at high risk of developing breast cancer more accurately than the standard, questionnaire-based method did. The new method, powered by ...

A new AI can help identify women at higher risk for developing breast cancer by tracking changes in breast tissue, a new study shows. The AI compares women's own mammograms over time, looking for ...

A nationwide shortage of breast imaging radiologists is making it harder for women to get timely mammograms and follow-up diagnostic care, according to a new report. The analysis, conducted by Medicus ...

More than 40% of women have dense breast tissue. Here’s why mammography falls short—and how dense breast imaging is reshaping ...

It's important that women are thinking about their screening, their health care, and not waiting until they're sick,” said Dr ...

The 2009 US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guideline change led to decreased mammography rates in women aged 40-49 and 75 and older, with non-Hispanic Black women experiencing the largest ...

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

To help fight breast cancer, a public-health expert recruited the spies whose top-secret work helped find hidden Russian ...

FARGO — During National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, health care providers are reminding women to schedule annual breast cancer screenings. Doctors at Sanford’s Roger Maris Cancer Center in Fargo ...

Oct. 17 is National Mammography Day, observed annually on the third Friday of every October, during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The National Breast Cancer Foundation says National Mammography Day ...