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Maybe you’ve been putting off a mammogram because you're anxious about what it might find. But experts encourage women to reframe having a mammogram as empowering. “You can’t prevent breast cancer, ...

When people talk about breast cancer, they always warn women to make sure they get mammograms regularly. But what it actually entails, is kept relatively hush-hush, aside from the warnings from people ...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to remind women aged 40 and above to get their yearly mammograms. Mammograms are important because they help find breast cancer early, when it’s easier ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

Deciding when to get a routine mammogram is confusing. Guidelines disagree on whether to begin at age 40, 45 or 50, and whether a yearly scan is best.

People across the United States receiving mammograms will soon be given information about their breast density – a trait that can make cancer harder to detect. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

Extra breast scans could potentially save up to 700 lives a year in the UK, experts at Cambridge University say. (Getty Images) Extra breast scans could potentially save up to 700 lives a year in the ...

Mammography screening is safe for anyone who has received a COVID-19 vaccine or booster shot. Yet, people should pay attention to the timing of their COVID-19 vaccine shots and breast cancer ...

Breast cancer accounts for 1 in 3 of all new cancers diagnosed in women in the U.S. each year, according to the American Cancer Society. It's estimated that more than 43,00 women in the U.S. will die ...

If you’ve been trying to keep up with mammogram recommendations lately, you’re not alone. In April 2026, one of the country’s largest medical organizations updated its guidance, and it doesn’t fully ...

Katie Couric revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year, after a mammogram. Couric shared in an essay published Wednesday on her Katie Couric Media website that, when she had a ...