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Breast cancer detection : Life Kit : NPR
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Breast cancer detection : Life Kit : NPR

NPR  

A guide to breast cancer screening Enlarge this image ST.art/Getty Images ST.art/Getty Images October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual health campaign to promote screening and prevention of the disease. Anyone with breast tissue can get breast cancer, but some factors increase your risk. Some other risk factors include a family history of breast cancer, specific genetic mutations, dense …

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Hidden factor that makes you six times more likely to get breast cancer: The common condition some women like Julia Bradbury have - and which means mammograms may not spot tumours
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Hidden factor that makes you six times more likely to get breast cancer: The common condition some women like Julia Bradbury have - and which means mammograms may not spot tumours

Daily Mail  

Excited about the Greek ­holiday she and her daughter were about to embark on, Deborah King’s thoughts were fixed on last-minute packing as she got out of the shower. Women with dense breasts are at an increased risk of developing breast cancer — research suggests they could be four to six times more at risk than those with low density, …

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3D mammograms show benefits over 2D imaging, especially for dense breasts
2 months, 4 weeks ago

3D mammograms show benefits over 2D imaging, especially for dense breasts

NPR  

3D mammograms show benefits over 2D imaging, especially for dense breasts toggle caption South China Morning Post/Getty Images Three-dimensional imaging outperformed older digital mammography at reducing anxiety-producing callbacks for more breast cancer testing, a new study shows. Lead author Dr. Liane Philpotts, a Yale School of Medicine radiology professor, hailed 3D mammography, also known as digital breast tomosynthesis or DBT, …

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Mammograms will better explain what it means to have dense breasts
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Mammograms will better explain what it means to have dense breasts

NPR  

Mammograms will better explain what it means to have dense breasts toggle caption Damian Dovarganes/AP Nearly half of women over 40 have what doctors consider dense breast tissue, which increases their risk of cancer, yet until now, few are told what their diagnosis might mean, or what they should do. Sponsor Message “We know through research that women with dense …

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Breast cancer is on the rise in women in their 40s. An earlier mammogram may help catch it sooner
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Breast cancer is on the rise in women in their 40s. An earlier mammogram may help catch it sooner

Associated Press  

Regular mammograms to screen for breast cancer should start younger, at age 40, according to an influential U.S. task force. Previously, the task force had said women could choose to start breast cancer screening as young as 40, with a stronger recommendation that they get the exams every two years from age 50 through 74. Other medical groups, including the …

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Regular mammograms should start at 40 as breast cancer rates rise for younger women, panel says
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Regular mammograms should start at 40 as breast cancer rates rise for younger women, panel says

LA Times  

To counteract growing rates of breast cancer in younger women and to reduce racial disparities in deaths, an influential panel has changed its advice and is urging most women to begin getting regular mammograms at age 40. “There’s no substitute for finding a breast cancer sooner in its natural history.” Science & Medicine American Cancer Society abandons ‘one size fits …

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Turning 40? Expert-backed tips for your first Mammogram and beyond
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Turning 40? Expert-backed tips for your first Mammogram and beyond

India TV News  

Well, if you are turning 40 anytime soon then a mammogram is an important step in taking care of yourself and your health. So here are some tips shared by Dr Karishma Kirti, Consultant Breast Specialist and Oncoplastic Surgeon, to get you through: Meet your healthcare practitioner and have a clinical breast examination before starting your mammogram. 3D Mammogram : …

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Health Council claims Artificial Intelligence can help with mammograms
9 months, 1 week ago

Health Council claims Artificial Intelligence can help with mammograms

NL Times  

Women undergoing breast cancer screening could soon find that artificial intelligence is used to analyze the images. The technology can help find suspicious spots and tumors, according to research published by the Dutch Health Council this week. Some women could be screened more frequently, while others would be screened less often, the Council said. The Council says there is not …

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Australian women who find breast lumps tell of lengthy wait times for diagnostic mammograms
11 months ago

Australian women who find breast lumps tell of lengthy wait times for diagnostic mammograms

ABC  

In short: People who need mammograms are speaking out about the long wait times to access the service — and the ensuing anxiety and costs associated with the delay. "I go every year for preventive mammograms for breast cancer because I have one of the genes and it's hereditary my family," she said. Long waits 'unacceptable', Breast Cancer Network says …

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CNN anchor talks about being diagnosed with breast cancer in emotional video
11 months, 2 weeks ago

CNN anchor talks about being diagnosed with breast cancer in emotional video

Hindustan Times  

CNN anchor Sara Sidner took to X to share an emotional video revealing that she has been diagnosed with cancer. In the tear-inducing video, she not only talks about her journey but also urges other women to get regular mammograms. CNN anchor Sara Sidner shared about her cancer diagnosis during her news segment. The video opens to show her saying …

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Breast cancer is deadlier for Black women. A study of mammograms could help close the gap
1 year, 2 months ago

Breast cancer is deadlier for Black women. A study of mammograms could help close the gap

Associated Press  

Are 3D mammograms better than standard 2D imaging for catching advanced cancers? “We added more international sites to enhance the trial’s diversity, particularly for Hispanic and Asian women,” said Dr. Etta Pisano, who leads the study. At the U.S. study sites, 21% of study participants are Black women — that’s higher than a typical cancer treatment study, in which 9% …

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Are 3-D mammograms better than standard imaging? A diverse study aims to find out
1 year, 2 months ago

Are 3-D mammograms better than standard imaging? A diverse study aims to find out

LA Times  

Carole Stovall, 72, is a participant in the Tomosynthesis Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial. “We all need a mammogram anyway, so why not do it with a study that allows the scientists to understand more and move closer to finding better treatments and ways of maybe even preventing it?” Stovall said. “We added more international sites to enhance the trial’s diversity, …

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Elizabeth Hurley issues reminder to women about getting mammograms
1 year, 2 months ago

Elizabeth Hurley issues reminder to women about getting mammograms

The Independent  

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Women should get mammograms at age 40 rather than 50 amid rising breast cancer rates
1 year, 7 months ago

Women should get mammograms at age 40 rather than 50 amid rising breast cancer rates

Daily Mail  

This is due to a two percent annual increase in breast cancer diagnoses A leading health panel has recommended the age at which women are regularly screened for breast cancer should be cut from 50 to 40. It reveals that deaths have been falling very gradually A nurse preparing a patient for a mammogram at an X-ray machine The number …

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Start mammograms at 40, not 50, a US health panel recommends
1 year, 7 months ago

Start mammograms at 40, not 50, a US health panel recommends

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Women should start getting every-other-year mammograms at age 40 instead of waiting until 50, according to a draft recommendation from a federal task force. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has long said women can choose to start breast cancer screening as young as 40, with a stronger recommendation that they get the X-ray exams every two years …

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Expert panel that sparked mammogram controversy now says tests should start at 40
1 year, 7 months ago

Expert panel that sparked mammogram controversy now says tests should start at 40

LA Times  

A draft recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says breast cancer screening should start at age 40 to benefit groups including Black women and women with dense breasts. An influential panel intends to recommend that U.S. women begin mammograms to screen for breast cancer at 40 and continue getting them once every two years until age 75. “New …

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US requires new info on breast density with all mammograms
1 year, 9 months ago

US requires new info on breast density with all mammograms

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — All U.S. women getting mammograms will soon receive information about their breast density, which can sometimes make cancer harder to spot. The new requirements, finalized Thursday by the Food and Drug Administration, are aimed at standardizing the information given to millions of women following scans to detect breast cancer. Under the new rules, women with dense breasts will …

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Doctors fear COVID-19 vaccines are messing with mammograms
3 years, 7 months ago

Doctors fear COVID-19 vaccines are messing with mammograms

LA Times  

Dr. Hannah Milch reviews a mammogram at UCLA. Radiologists are finding enlarged lymph nodes in mammograms of women who recently got a dose of COVID-19 vaccine — something that’s often a sign of breast cancer. Like a sore arm or slight fever, lymph nodes enlarged by the immune system’s response to a COVID-19 vaccine are virtually always a sign that …

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