A new study being presented next week at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) shows that women prefer to receive an annual mammogram, as opposed to one every two years, as current ...

For the past 50 years women have been urged to have regular mammograms—breast X-rays that help healthcare providers find suspicious lumps. But experts have disagreed about exactly when women should ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Mammograms need not be routine until women at average risk for breast cancer turn 50, ...

Women in their 40s at average risk for breast cancer should talk to their health care provider about the risks and benefits of mammography before starting regular screening at that age, according to ...

A national health panel has recommended lowering the age for routine screening mammograms by 10 years, now advising women ages 40 to 74 at average risk of breast cancer to get screened every two years ...

The American College of Radiology (ACR) and Society of Breast Imaging applaud and support updated American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' (ACOG) recommendations that women begin getting ...

A major public health agency last week expanded its breast cancer screening guidelines to include younger women — but some people are concerned that one key age group has been excluded. The U.S.

Women in their 40s at average risk for breast cancer should talk to their health care provider about the risks and benefits of mammography before starting regular screening at that age, according to ...