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 ...
A groundbreaking study shows that breast cancer screening works better when it’s personalized. Instead of annual mammograms ...
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has updated its breast cancer screening guidelines, recommending that individuals at an average risk for breast cancer initiate ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Juergen Eckhardt leads Bayer’s impact investment unit, Leaps by Bayer. Over the next 12 months, tens of thousands of women across ...
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 ...
Prior USPSTF recommendations said women should start screening no later than 50. Breast cancer screening guidelines have been finalized by a major task force, bringing the recommended age to 40 for ...
Women who missed their first screening mammogram had a 53% higher risk of stage III breast cancer over the next 25 years and almost a fourfold higher risk of stage IV breast cancer. Breast cancer ...
Only about 75% of eligible U.S. women schedule regular screenings. When it comes to early detection, mammograms remain the only screening test proven to reduce deaths from breast cancer in ...
A pioneering study has found that an individualized approach to breast cancer screening that assesses patients' risk, rather ...
FLINT, MI - The Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute (GHCI) is offering a free breast cancer screening in October. The event being held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct 24, at GHCI’s Flint location, 302 ...