I have been interpreting mammograms for more than 25 years, and I have heard just about every misconception there is about breast screening. Unfortunately, women sometimes delay or even forgo having a ...

Up until about two decades ago, all mammograms were done using an X-ray machine, which generated two-dimensional (2D) images of breast tissue. In 2011, however, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

Research suggests 3D mammography could offer benefits over 2D imaging. Newer three-dimensional imaging is more effective at detecting breast cancer and may improve long-term outcomes, according to a ...

Fauquier Hospital health care administrators are citing early detection as the key reason for incorporating a new 3D mammography machine inside its Warrenton-based 97-bed facility. New 3D mammography ...

ATLANTA – A new federal rule takes effect Tuesday that could potentially help more women spot breast cancer earlier. The FDA will require mammogram providers across the country to notify women if they ...

For millions of women, the words "you have dense breasts" can feel both vague and unsettling-especially when it comes after a routine mammogram. Breast density isn’t just a technical term buried in a ...

One of the biggest hopes for 3D mammograms, the new generation of breast cancer screening, was that they would reduce the number of times a result looked abnormal even though there was no cancer. Such ...

Throughout the month of October, the color pink transforms into a universal symbol for women's health and breast cancer awareness. The annual tradition of wearing a pink ribbon is a way to show ...

Breast cancer screenings can feel like a lot to manage. But here's what matters most: Catching breast cancer early through the right screening can be truly lifesaving. In fact, the American Cancer ...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to remind women aged 40 and above to get their yearly mammograms. Mammograms are important because they help find breast cancer early, when it’s easier ...

Because medical guidelines are based on satisficing, they are not always in the best interest of all patients. Satisficing is a mix of two words, the word satisfy, and the word suffice. The term ...