It is a sobering statistic. One in eight women in the U.S. will develop breast cancer in her lifetime -with the majority of these women not even having a family history of breast cancer. October is ...

Breast cancer screening for women at average risk, it should be done every other year beginning at age 40, meaning mammograms should start ten years earlier than previously recommended. The U.S.

What a Mammogram Is Used For Mammograms are recommended as a routine screening test to look for evidence of breast cancer in people who don't have any symptoms. A mammogram may also be done as a ...

An influential group of medical experts, the US Preventive Services Task Force, recommended last week that most women receive a mammogram starting at age 40. Women should continue to get a mammogram ...

More on AI: When it comes to folding AI tools into mammograms, AI firms believe there’s even more knowledge to be gleaned ...

A new study suggests that tailoring breast cancer screening to a woman’s individual risk can be as safe as yearly mammograms while reducing unnecessary testing for some and better targeting of care ...

Medicare covers at least one mammogram per year for women over 40. You can get your first mammogram between age 35 and 39, then one every year to check for breast cancer. Medicare will pay for more ...

Eight women sat in a circle, eating pizza and salad and drinking wine on a recent evening. It had a bit of a book-club vibe, but this was a very different type of gathering. Shelly Budde, a nurse with ...