Purdue is again partnering with Franciscan Health Lafayette Breast Center to increase the university’s mammogram screening rate. Since the implementation of the no-cost screening mammogram program, ...

Do you know at what age you’re supposed to start getting yearly mammograms? Despite this being a month packed with reminders to schedule your screening, the guidelines on when you should begin making ...

Breast cancer screening should start at 40 years old, according to new mammogram guidelines from the US Preventive Services Task Force. The USPSTF, which is an independent task force comprised of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s a simple message – get your annual mammogram to detect breast cancer at its earliest stage. But you may be surprised to hear ...

WASHINGTON -- Women are now advised to get a mammogram every other year starting at age 40 and until age 74, according to new recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force. The USPSTF, a ...

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 ...

The messaging around mammography often doesn’t go beyond this simple three-word refrain: screening saves lives. Medical groups have also moved toward earlier breast cancer screening: The United States ...

A chemotherapy nurse is fighting for urgent change after witnessing a 'rise in breast cancer cases' among patients under 50.

There are side effects to the COVID-19 vaccines, but experts say the benefits greatly outweigh the risks. “I would take whatever vaccine would be available to me as quickly as possible,” Dr. Anthony ...

Nonparticipants had a higher likelihood of stage III (odds ratio [OR], 1.53) and stage IV cancer (OR, 3.61) compared with first-screening participants. HealthDay News — Women who do not participate in ...

May 5, 2010 — Screening mammograms in younger women have low accuracy and detect few cancers, according to the results of a study published online May 3 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute ...