(Reuters Health) - There are many reasons women dislike mammograms, chief among them the awkward and often painful process of having their breasts squashed by a technician into a machine that flattens ...

Mammography screening has been one of the great public health achievements of the last 30 years. Statistics show that following the widespread introduction of mammography screening in the 1980’s, the ...

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Duke researchers are developing a compression-free mammography screening. Reporter : Allen Mask, M.D.

No compression, no pain: 3-D breast imaging offers an alternative to mammograms This new mammogram alternative has no compression, which means no pain.

A mammogram is an X-ray of the breasts that helps detect breast cancer. The mammogram process varies, but typically takes about 20–40 minutes and may take a few weeks to get results. Mammograms can ...

A federal health panel has proposed new guidelines for screening mammograms, urging all women to start them at age 40, instead of 50. The draft recommendations from the United States Preventive ...

It’s always a good idea to get a mammogram, even if you have no significant history of breast cancer. That’s because most breast cancers are found in women without that factor, radiologist Dr. Mason ...

When it comes to women's health, few topics hold as much significance as breast cancer screening. This proactive approach to healthcare aims to detect breast cancer in its earliest stages when it is ...