While there has been some controversy over when women should start getting mammograms, all experts agree that screening is an important first step in detecting breast cancers and treating them early.

My doctor recommended I start getting regular mammograms a couple of years ago. I have dense breast tissue, which makes it harder to detect potential problems in mammograms. I wish I could get my ...

Dr. Troy Mensen is a family medicine doctor based in the Chicago area. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Northern Iowa and his doctorate at Des Moines University College of ...

Are your boobs keeping secrets? Today is “World Dense Breast Day,” raising awareness for a trait that increases cancer risk and makes tumors harder to detect using traditional screening methods — and ...

Nearly half of women over age 40 have dense breast tissue, a factor that increases breast cancer risk, according to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF). To bring awareness to this fact, the U ...

Contrast-enhanced mammography identified three times as many tumors as ultrasound scans. But it is not widely used for screening in the United States. By Roni Caryn Rabin Cancer screening poses a ...

Getting an MRI in between regular mammogram checkups could be an effective way for women with extremely dense breast tissue to learn whether they have cancer, a new study found. Women who have ...

Women with dense breasts have a higher risk of developing breast cancer—and mammograms are more likely to miss small tumors in dense breasts. That’s why it’s so important to at least be aware if you ...