Up until about two decades ago, all mammograms were done using an X-ray machine, which generated two-dimensional (2D) images of breast tissue. In 2011, however, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

Having dense breasts can put women at higher risk of breast cancer and make it more difficult to spot cancer on a mammogram, but many don’t realize it’s a significant risk. Starting this week, all ...

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October isn't all about horror movies and Halloween costumes. It's also Breast Cancer Awareness Month, providing an important reminder of a disease that affects tens of thousands of women each year.

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For 12 years, Danielle Nevers delayed getting a mammogram. For starters, she was afraid it was going to hurt. And she had no idea how to access the screening, which is recommended for women beginning ...

We asked Colleen M. Madden, MD, division chief of breast imaging at Indiana University Health/Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, to sketch out eight things you need to know about ...

You might have a lot of questions going into your first mammogram — and we don't blame you. Getting your breasts squeezed by a giant machine is intimidating at best, especially if you've never had a ...