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• Mammograms May Halve Breast Cancer Deaths

Despite the controversies over mammograms, the bottom line is they still save lives in women ages 50 to 75. A new Dutch study shows the scan reduced the risk of death from breast cancer in this age group by almost half....

• Study: Mammograms May Raise Breast Cancer Risk in Certain Women

Low-dose radiation from mammograms or chest X-rays may place some young high-risk women at increased risk of developing breast cancer, a new study suggests....

• Do False-Positive Mammograms Predict Cancer Risk?

More than half of women in the U.S. who get annual mammograms will have at least one false positive reading after 10 years of screening, and now new research suggests that these women may be at increased risk for breast cancer....

• Faulty Mammograms Cause High Anxiety

Screening for breast cancer saves many lives, but oftentimes it also causes anxiety problems in women whose mammograms are false-positive and who are asked to return for additional testing, a new study says....

• Radiologists: Get Mammograms Early, Often

Blasting new breast-cancer screening advice from an HHS panel, radiologists say women need annual mammograms starting no later than age 40....

• Drop in Mammograms Due to Hormone Therapy Fears

An unprecedented decline in the number of women getting mammograms was due to women going off hormone therapy and thus having less contact with a doctor who urged regular breast cancer screening....

• Dense Breasts Linked to Breast Cancer Return

Women with an early form of breast cancer are at higher risk for recurrence if their breast tissue appears dense on mammograms, a study shows....

• Mammograms Less Effective Than Believed

Routine mammograms prevent only half as many breast cancer deaths as previously estimated, a new study suggests....

• Breast Ultrasounds Spot More Cancers

Adding ultrasound to annual mammograms improves the detection of early-stage breast cancer in women who are at high risk for the disease, researchers say....

• Breast Cancer Deaths Drop Again

Breast cancer death rates continue to drop by 2% a year. Despite the decline, African-American women die of breast cancer 40% more often than white women....

• False-Positive Mammograms Linked to Breast Cancer

Women who have false-positive results on a mammogram are at increased risk of developing breast cancer, according to findings of a large Danish study....

• Breast Cancer Death Rates Decline

Fewer women are dying from breast cancer today than ever before, and this is largely due to advances in screening and treatment. Poorer women, however, are seeing a slower and later decline in their risk of dying from breast cancer in part because they don’t have as much access to these life-saving advances.Fewer women are dying from breast cancer today than ever before, and this is largely...

• Panel: Screening Mammograms Should Start at 50

A government appointed expert panel is calling for huge changes in breast cancer screening in the United States, but a leading cancer group is highly critical of the move....

• Carriers of Breast Cancer Gene at Risk of Second Cancer

Women who have been successfully treated for cancer in one breast and who carry the BRCA1 or BRCA2 cancer gene are at increased risk for developing cancer in their other breast....

• Breast-Conserving Therapy Gets Boost for Younger Women

Younger women with early breast cancer who have breast-conserving surgery do just as well as those who undergo mastectomy, two new studies suggest....

• Breast-Conserving Therapy Gets Boost for Younger Women

Younger women with early breast cancer who have breast-conserving surgery do just as well as those who undergo mastectomy, two new studies suggest....

• With Mammograms, Timing May Matter

Women who undergo regular mammograms should consider paying attention to when they are scheduled, as new research finds the timing of mammograms could affect the accuracy of results....

• Breast Cancer Gene Test, Preventive Surgery Save Women’s Lives

Women who carry the BRCA1 or BRCA2 cancer genes cut their death risk by getting preventive surgery to remove their ovaries and fallopian tubes. Mastectomy further reduces their cancer risk....

• Studies Point to Reasons for Mammograms in 40s

A pair of new studies aims to clear up some of the confusion over the age at which women should start getting routine mammograms to screen for breast cancer....

• Why Some Breast Cancer Patients Forgo Implants

Fewer than one in three women eligible for breast reconstruction surgery following mastectomy for breast cancer undergo the procedure, according a small snapshot from four counties in California....

• Weight Gain After Breast Cancer May Be Risky

Gaining large amounts of weight in the two years after a breast cancer diagnosis may increase a woman’s risk of breast cancer recurrence and death, a new study shows....

• Breast Milk May Hold Clues to Breast Cancer Risk

Preliminary findings from an ongoing study suggest that cells found in breast milk may identify women who might go on to develop breast cancer....

• Gene Linked to Lower Breast Cancer Risk

A new genetic link may help identify women with less dense breast tissue who are at lower risk of developing breast cancer....

• Women Who Smoke May Raise Breast Cancer Risk

Smoking early in life may raise a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer, according to research that adds new evidence on the link between cigarettes and breast cancer....

• Tamoxifen, Evista Prevent Breast Cancer

Updated results from a large breast cancer prevention trial confirm that both the old standby tamoxifen and the osteoporosis drug Evista can substantially cut the risk of developing breast cancer in high-risk postmenopausal women....

• Panel Blasts Mammogram Guidelines

A panel of breast cancer screening experts today blasted new government guidelines that recommend against routine annual mammograms....

• Breast Cancer Drug Fights Lung Cancer, Too

The anti-hormone drug tamoxifen, which is used to treat breast cancer, may also reduce the risk of dying from lung cancer, a study of over 6,000 women suggests....

• Tamoxifen: Risk of Rare Second Breast Cancer?

Breast cancer patients who take the drug tamoxifen for five or more years may be at increased risk of developing a rare but aggressive breast cancer in their opposite breast, but tamoxifen use shouldn't change, researchers report....