It’s a simple message – get your annual mammogram to detect breast cancer at its earliest stage. But you may be surprised to hear there are two types of exams. Doctors who devote their practice to ...

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Blumberg is a contributor for TIME. Blumberg is a contributor for TIME. Maybe you’ve been putting off a mammogram because you're anxious about what it might find. But experts encourage women to ...

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 ...

You might have a lot of questions going into your first mammogram — and we don't blame you. Getting your breasts squeezed by a giant machine is intimidating at best, especially if you've never had a ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The FDA’s new requirements for mammograms went into effect this week. Next time you go in for an exam, you’ll be leaving with some new information about breast density. A mammogram ...

(AP) — Regular mammograms to screen for breast cancer should start younger, at age 40, according to an influential U.S. task force. Women ages 40 to 74 should get screened every other year, the group ...

Having an annual screening mammogram is an important step in detecting breast cancer, particularly in its early stages when it tends to be more easily treatable. But many women dread having to do it ...

Charlotte Radiology is turning away some mobile mammogram patients, potentially delaying diagnosis and critical care.

Regular mammograms to screen for breast cancer should start younger, at age 40, according to an influential U.S. task force. Women ages 40 to 74 should get screened every other year, the group said.