When Margie Singleton felt a lump in her left breast in the summer of 2017, she didn’t panic. Her routine mammograms, including one six months earlier, had always come back normal. What the ...

PLAY TONIGHT. FIVE ON YOUR HEALTH THIS MORNING THE BEST PLAN FOR DETECTING BREAST CANCER. THERE’S A LOT OF NEW ADVICE OUT THERE HERE. TO BREAK IT ALL DOWN IS DOCTOR LEIF ELLISON, THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR ...

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 ...

3D mammograms haven't yet been proven to be the best screening tool for breast cancer, but more women in the United States are getting them. From 2015 to 2017, 3D mammography screening increased from ...

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 ...

If you've been getting a mammogram every year and recent headlines are making you second-guess yourself, take a breath. The ...

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 ...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and an annual reminder that getting a regular mammogram is currently the most effective tool available for detecting breast cancer early. Cancer treatment is ...

Breast cancer screening saves lives, but when to start screening hasn't always been clear. While the age to start has been debated in recent years, most experts now agree that women should start ...

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 have ...