Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s a simple message – get your annual mammogram to detect breast cancer at its earliest stage. But you may be surprised to hear ...

Getting a mammogram can be an emotional process. While breast screenings are proven to save lives through early detection, uncertainties around the experience and anxiety about the potential results ...

Continued screening mammography after age 80 was associated with a 55% better disease-free survival and 74% reduced risk of death after breast cancer diagnosis. Non-screened women had more advanced, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. HOUSTON, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 26: Dr. Olena Weaver, an Associate ...

Mammograms are just one of the many exams and procedures women need to stay healthy. While they're not perfect, mammograms are one of the most effective screening tools we have for breast cancer, ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a reminder that early detection is the most powerful tool in fighting breast cancer. Doctors at Riverside Health emphasize that regular ...

Doctors tell patients to ignore the guidelines as cancer call centers light up. Nov. 18, 2009— -- New guidelines saying women between the ages of 40 and 50 should not receive mammograms to screen ...

BE TRANSFERRED TO A REHAB CENTER SOON. OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. 1 IN 8 WOMEN WILL BE DIAGNOSED WITH THE DISEASE, AND 1 IN 42 WILL DIE FROM IT. THAT’S WHY TODAY, WORLD MAMMOGRAM DAY ...

DOCTOR, WOMEN WHO DON’T KNOW THEIR BREAST DENSITY SHOULD REALLY ASK THEIR DOCTORS ABOUT IT, BECAUSE IT COULD BE AN INDICATOR OF BREAST CANCER. AND JOINING US NOW WITH MORE INFORMATION IS DOCTOR ...