NEW YORK — Under new FDA regulations, all mammography facilities have to notify women of their level of breast density. Until now, this critical piece of information wasn't required to be shared ...
If you’ve been told you have dense breasts, your mammogram results might not tell the full story. Here’s how breast density affects cancer detection—and which extra screenings can help.
Do you know how often you should have a mammogram? Is it once a year or every two years? New updates to mammogram guidelines from the FDA can help determine how how often you need one as well as ...
ERIN, SHE SAYS SHE MISSED JUST ONE MAMMOGRAM. HOW DID THIS CHANGE HER LIFE? THAT’S RIGHT. DARLENE SHARP SAYS SHE’S ALWAYS BEEN ON TOP OF HER ANNUAL SCREENINGS, BUT SHE MISSED ONE DURING HER ...
When a woman has a mammogram, the most important finding is whether there’s any sign of breast cancer. The second most important finding is whether her breasts are dense. Since early September ...
“I feel like, right when I’m working on my mental health because of what I’m going through, now this,” the actress said while crying Tia Mowry is left in tears and nearly speechless after ...
Mammograms can be scary — but as R&B singer Shanice knows, not getting them can lead to a far scarier result. A mammogram in her mid-40s led to the misdiagnosis of an ultimately benign cyst as a ...
Some health care providers are trying to give mammograms a new purpose — assessing heart disease risks. The practice is not unanimously accepted among health experts, however. The buildup of ...
Breast cancer typically has no symptoms when it’s at the stage where it can be easily treated, which is why mammography screenings are essential for early detection. Although the U.S. Preventive ...
Tia Mowry is worried about her health after getting abnormal mammogram results. The actress shared her health scare in an upcoming episode of Tia Mowry: My Next Act. During the clip’s online ...
After getting a mammogram, most women look at the bottom of their results to see if they are clear of cancer or not. However, Breast Surgical Oncologist Dr. Linsey Fauveau said you should also ...
But when it didn’t go back to normal, she went in to see her OB-GYN. She got her first mammogram and was eventually diagnosed with stage one invasive ductal carcinoma. “I had never heard of an ...