Dipika Kakar's fluctuating health condition has been in the news ever since 2025 began. From exiting Celebrity MasterChef due to her hand injury to later being diagnosed with stage 2 liver cancer, her ...

Regular breast health checks are important for women, but many feel nervous about mammography. This anxiety often comes from the fear that the test might hurt. Recently, this topic made headlines ...

WASHINGTON – A better mammogram? Increasingly women are asked if they want a 3-D mammogram instead of the regular X-ray — and now U.S. health officials are starting a huge study to tell if the newer, ...

If, after reading the latest recommendation on breast cancer screening by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), you feel like your head is spinning, that’s understandable. The ...

On May 9, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released updated draft recommendations for breast cancer screening. In contrast to their prior recommendations that most women start ...

When it comes to mammograms, most people think about breast cancer detection — and that’s an important part of it. But a mammogram is much more than a screening. It’s a moment of strength, a step ...

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 ...

Mammograms save lives, but for millions of women with dense breast tissue, it's not enough. Doctors have designed a new type of technology that picks up the tumors that mammograms miss. Singing is a ...

The claim: Mammograms are 'outdated and dangerous' A July 11 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shared by an account named Healthy Wild Free claims mammograms are no longer an effective way to ...

NEW YORK – Adding a newer test to digital mammograms can increase the detection rate for breast cancer and decrease nerve-racking false alarms, in which suspicious findings lead women to get extra ...

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