Meta-analyses of RCTs in women 40 to 69 years of age have reported a collective mortality reduction ranging from 20% to 40%. 20-22 The data in women 40 to 49 years of age are far more limited and ...

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One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in her lifetime. Luckily, if caught early enough, the five-year survival rate is 99 percent. Needless to say, breast cancer ...

Mammograms can find cancer early before symptoms appear. Regular screening decreases the risk of dying from breast cancer. But a recent survey question by the Annenberg Public Policy Center shows that ...

If ongoing trials confirm recent results, decades of age-based mammography could give way to precision screening.

While physicians mostly applauded a government-appointed panel’s recommendation that women get routine mammography screening for breast cancer starting at age 40, down from 50, not everyone approves.

Woman’s Hospital is kicking off its “Mammograms Mambo” campaign, urging women across the Capital Region to make breast cancer screening a yearly priority.

Several factors contribute to the higher breast cancer mortality rate among Black women. These include later-stage diagnosis, lower survival rates at every stage of diagnosis, and limited access to ...

Getting a cancer diagnosis is a life-changing event. Appointments take over the calendar, and the onslaught of new information can be overwhelming. At least 20 million people are diagnosed with cancer ...

Benefits of early detection outweighed by risk of false positives, study finds. Dec. 8, 2011— -- A new review of 100,000 women age 50 and older suggests routine mammograms may be doing more harm ...

Scientific consensus regarding the expectations and limitations of mammography varies, and conflicting screening guidelines from medical organizations cause confusion for both patients and providers.