Breast cancer is the second-most-common cancer among women and the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Even though it's slightly less prevalent among Black than white women in ...

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The US Preventive Services Task Force is proposing that all women at average risk of breast cancer start screening at age 40 to reduce their risk of dying from the disease, according to a new draft ...

Women with dense breasts could benefit from an advanced cancer screening procedure called molecular breast imaging, Mayo Clinic researchers said in a new study. Photo by Viacheslav Yakobchuk/Adobe ...

Women should start getting screening mammograms at the age of 40, rather than 50, according to new draft recommendations from an influential national health panel, which found that starting breast ...

If, after reading the latest recommendation on breast cancer screening by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), you feel like your head is spinning, that’s understandable. The ...

Professional societies differ in weighing the benefits and harms of mammography screening, and guidelines vary on the age of screening initiation and cessation. For example, some recommend starting at ...

The US Preventive Services Task Force is proposing that all women at average risk of breast cancer start screening at age 40 to reduce their risk of dying from the disease, according to a new draft ...

For many years, there’s been considerable debate about the best age for women to initiate breast cancer screening. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that women start getting ...