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 ...

Miller AB, To T, Baines CJ, Wall C. The Canadian National Breast Screening Study-1: breast cancer mortality after 11 to 16 years of follow-up. A randomized screening trial of mammography in women age ...

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 ...

The Screen Test mobile mammography clinic is coming to Canmore next month to provide breast cancer screening for eligible individuals ages 45 to 74. A mobile mammography trailer will be set up at the ...

Women in their 40s can book a mammogram in Ontario without needing a doctor’s referral as of Tuesday. Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced last year that the province would lower the age for breast ...

A recent article published by The Conversation Canada stated routine mammographies do not save lives – and that the harms of screening outweigh the benefits. As researchers who have worked in the ...

Early detection of breast cancer through mammograms is crucial, with a 98% survival rate if caught at stage 1. Modern mammography is more comfortable and uses minimal radiation. Symptoms like new ...

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A mammogram is shown ...

New technologies are helping to reduce the odds of a false-positive mammogram. (Getty Images) While experts are sympathetic to the stress false positives can cause, they're urging women to keep going ...

Full-field digital mammograms (right mediolateral oblique view) in a 59-year-old woman with a long-term cancer show (A) the screening mammogram at the area of interest and (B) the same area of ...

The last time Martha Twibanire had a mammogram, she had to call three different clinics before finding one that would accommodate her wheelchair. That was more than four years ago. The experience was ...

Full-field digital mammograms (left mediolateral oblique view) in a 60-year-old woman with an interval cancer show (A) the screening mammogram at the area of interest and (B) the same area of interest ...