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 ...
In this edition of Daily Dose, a viewer asks at what age they can stop screening for breast and colon cancer. According to Dr. Lacy Anderson, the general recommendation is to stop both screenings ...
Oct. 17 is National Mammography Day, observed annually on the third Friday of every October, during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The National Breast Cancer Foundation says National Mammography Day ...
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time when breast cancer screenings are promoted, breast cancer survivors are honored, the public is educated about risk factors for developing breast cancer ...
When it comes to breast cancer, what specifically does early detection mean today -- and what do women often overlook about ...
Friends, have you heard of triple-negative breast cancer [TNBC]? It’s a particularly aggressive type of breast cancer that can grow and spread faster than other types of breast cancer and has a higher ...
Breast cancer in young women is driven by more aggressive molecular and epidemiologic features and requires age-specific, multidisciplinary management that balances oncologic goals with fertility ...