An ongoing study spotlights the link between calcium deposits in the breast arteries and life-threatening heart risks.

Women are advised to get a mammogram every year after the age of 40. The screenings can help detect breast cancer - the most ...

1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. That’s why breast health education and annual screening mammograms are crucial when it comes to early detection of breast cancer. Although ...

Many health insurers and employers have begun giving women incentives to get mammograms each year, but research suggests doing so may be unnecessary, according to The New York Times. Incentives can ...

Routine mammograms are best known as a front-line tool for detecting breast cancer. But new research suggests the same X-ray ...

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 ...

Of women who get yearly mammograms, 61 percent will have at least one false-positive result over a decade, a new study shows. And because of these 'false alarm' test results — which seem to indicate ...

LOS ANGELES -- Thousands of women between ages 50 and 74 are not receiving life-saving mammograms, according to new federal data. Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looked ...

A mammogram is an X-ray of breast tissue which detects abnormalities. The procedure takes about 20 minutes. The NHS invites ...

An influential government panel has recommended that women under the age of 50 do not need mammograms, arguing that the harms of early screening outweigh the benefits for women with no increased risk ...

Barbara Sandon Norris thought she had every reason to celebrate in May. Seven years cancer-free with a clean mammogram, the 72-year-old Cleveland woman almost skipped her routine follow-up appointment ...

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