Breast calcifications are small deposits of calcium in the breast tissue. They are typically noncancerous. However, some forms can occasionally indicate breast cancer. This article looks at the causes ...

Heart disease risk assessment tools specific to women remain lacking, despite the fact that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality in women. A new study suggests that mammograms may ...

With the first detailed look inside breast tissue calcifications, Illinois researchers documented distinct differences between benign and cancerous deposits. In this sample of ductal carcinoma in situ ...

Schematic overview of the study design. A multi-omics cohort comprising 316 patients of breast cancer with mammography data. The cohort was stratified according to calcification features. Comparative ...

Mammographic calcifications, a common feature of breast cancer, have remained enigmatic in terms of their molecular underpinnings and clinical implications, particularly in the hormone ...

Surgical management of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), particularly in cases involving suspicious morphology and orientation of microcalcifications, remains a primary treatment option. However, the ...

An interdisciplinary collaboration 10 years in the making used a materials science approach to "fingerprint" the calcium mineral deposits known as microcalcifications that reveal pathological clues to ...