mammograms

Most People Can't Afford A Full-Body MRI. Here's What You Can Do Instead.

Celebrities and influencers have been endorsing the scan all over social media, but it comes with a wild price tag.
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The Age You Should Get A Mammogram Just Got Lowered

Here's why a national task force is changing the age for breast cancer screenings and why some experts say it's not enough.
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GOP Senator Sorry For Joking About Mammograms, But Still Won't Cover Them

Sen. Pat Roberts acknowledged mammograms "are essential to women's health."
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What Women Need To Know About Mammograms And Breast Cancer Overdiagnosis

”Everyone should understand that there are tradeoffs in screening. It’s not a simple it-can-only-help-you kind of story."
By Gene Emery, Reuters

To Women Everywhere, Don't Skip Your Annual Mammogram

Nothing is more important than our health.
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Dealing with Mortal Fear. Will I Dodge the Breast Cancer Bullet?

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Radiologists Can't Agree On What 'Dense Breasts' Actually Are

Which is a problem, because tumors are harder to spot in dense breast tissue.
By Kathryn Doyle, Reuters

Here's How U.S. Mammogram Guidelines Are Changing

Biennial mammograms for women ages 50 to 74 have the most benefit.
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Not So Simple: The Breast Cancer Stories of Betty Ford and Happy Rockefeller

Just as Betty Ford's survival was not due to early detection, Rockefeller's survival (she turned 88 in June 2014) unlikely resulted from the prophylactic removal of her second breast. Early detection of breast and other cancers remains a complicated and controversial subject.
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