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• Mammograms Cut Risk of Breast Cancer Death

Three-fourths of deaths due to breast cancer occur among women who do not undergo regular screening mammograms, a large study shows....

• 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....

• 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....

• Mammograms Less Effective Than Believed

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

• 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....

• 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....

• 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....

• Half of Insured Women Skip Annual Mammograms

Only about half of women whose insurance pays for mammograms go in for annual breast screens, researchers report....

• 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....

• Mammograms No Better With Computer’s Help

Review of 1.6 million mammograms from 685,000 women shows that commonly used computer-assisted detection (CAD) makes mammograms more costly but not better at finding cancers....

• 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....

• 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....

• 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....

• Study Adds Support to Mammograms Starting at Age 40

In the latest findings to fuel the debate on when to start getting mammograms, new research adds support to those suggesting that annual breast X-rays should begin at age 40....

• Study Adds Support to Mammograms Starting at Age 40

In the latest findings to fuel the debate on when to start getting mammograms, new research adds support to those suggesting that annual breast X-rays should begin at age 40....

• 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....

• Mammograms Spot Cancers That May Not Be Dangerous

A new study suggests that routine mammograms, long pitched to women as lifesaving tests, may also be causing substantial harm....

• CDC: More Cancer Screenings Needed to Save Lives

Screenings for colorectal and breast cancer are saving many thousands of lives, but the country could do much better at reducing deaths, the CDC says....

• 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....

• Researchers Question Mammogram Guidelines

Once again, researchers are questioning the wisdom of guidelines that do not recommend annual mammograms for women at average risk of breast cancer aged 40-49....

• New Mammogram Benefits for Women in Their 40s

Are mammograms for women in their 40s worth all the false-positive tests and unnecessary biopsies? In addition to saving lives, benefits include less aggressive treatment and better odds the cancer won't come back....

• 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....

• Panel Blasts Mammogram Guidelines

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

• Bone Drug May Extend Lives of Young Women With Breast Cancer

A drug given to protect bones during breast cancer treatment extended the lives of young women with the disease, researchers report....

• Annual Mammograms May Have More False-Positives

Getting screening mammograms every two years instead of annually reduces the chance of a false alarm, a new study shows....

• Drug Combo Extends Life With Advanced Breast Cancer

For the first time, a drug treatment has been shown to extend the lives of women with metastatic breast cancer after Herceptin alone failed....

• 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....