Adding breast exam to mammogram - is it worth it? NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adding a clinical breast exam to screening mammography increases breast cancer detection rates, but it also increases ...

SPRINGFIELD -- As a breast cancer detection tool, mammograms are best when combined with a physical exam by a healthcare provider, said Dr. Lisa Planeta, surgeon and director of the Mercy Medical ...

A mammography exam from Hologic, Inc., based in Marlborough, is the only mammogram with "superior to standard" federal approval for screening in women with dense breasts, the company announced Tuesday ...

Q: There are so many contradictory opinions about the best way to detect breast cancer. What works? A: There's a lot of confusion because of the data being released from a 1980 Canadian mammography ...

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., June 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Hologic, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOLX) announced today that the Genius™ 3D Mammography™ exam is now the only mammogram that is FDA-approved as superior to ...

GUIDELINES WHEN IT COMES TO MAMMOGRAMS. AS 16 WAPT'S ALLIE WARE REPORTS-- THEY'RE BEING MET WITH PUSH-BACK. NEW MAMMOGRAM GUIDELINES RELEASED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS RECOMMEND WOMEN OF ...

When it comes to any type of cancer, early detection is key to improved treatment and recovery outlooks. Early detection can begin with performing breast self-exams every month and going in for an ...

One medical technology company has a simple but novel way to encourage women to get a mammogram exam: Make it less painful. Hologic just announced its SmartCurve breast stabilization system, which ...

WASHINGTON — The COVID-19 vaccines have a number of side effects that are expected to follow the shots. One of those, swollen lymph nodes, has become a cause for concern for some radiologists. That's ...

0.8 cm Mammograms can detect many other non-invasive cancers (such as DCIS) which are less than 1.0 cm 1 cm Average size of cancer found by women who practice regular breast self-exam. 2.62 cm Average ...

After decades of hearing they should get mammograms every year, women got the message. The problem is that the message has changed. A new survey by NPR found that most women 40 and older believe they ...