Oct. 17 is National Mammography Day, observed annually on the third Friday of every October, during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The National Breast Cancer Foundation says National Mammography Day ...

Easily check for breast cancer at home. Just spend 2 minutes in front of a mirror doing this. Breast cancer cases are continuously being reported worldwide. Recently, according to a World Health ...

The goals of breast cancer screening are to detect breast cancers as early as possible to reduce both mortality and the ...

Why cancer screening should become more like heart disease prevention. You’re reading The Checkup With Dr. Wen, a newsletter on how to navigate medical and public health challenges. Click here to get ...

The case for replacing age-based breast cancer screening with personalized risk-based screening is gaining strength — with recent studies showing the approach is feasible and has the potential to save ...

A study of more than 45,000 women found that screening women according to their level of risk was as effective in detecting tumors as the one-size-fits-most screening currently recommended. By Roni ...

In 2023, the FDA updated its mammography regulations, with a key amendment that required facilities to provide information to patients regarding the density of their breasts. This amendment featured ...