What to look for in the mammogram report, next steps after your appointment, questions to ask your doctor and more.

Getting mammogram results can be an emotional experience. Whether the news is positive or requires further investigation, ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. - Women with mammographically detected breast lesions that are probably benign should have follow-up surveillance imaging at six months due to the small but not insignificant risk that ...

New research suggests that more advanced technology is necessary to detect breast cancer cells in women with dense breasts.

A major new study has found that digital breast tomosynthesis, also known as 3-D mammography, has the potential to significantly increase the cancer detection rate in mammography screening of women ...

About half of women over 40 have dense breasts. The denser the breast tissue, the more difficult it is to spot cancer on a standard mammogram. Having dense breast tissue can make it harder to detect ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: After not having a mammogram for about 10 years, I developed soreness in one breast. I was recently examined by my doctor, and a lump was detected in my breast at “10 o’clock,” about 7 ...

As many breast cancer cases are detected outside mammographic screening, a multidisciplinary quality management (QuaMaDi) project involving gynaecologists, double reading by radiologists. and ...