CHICAGO (WLS) -- When it comes to breast cancer, it's well documented that early detection saves lives. But that only works if women get screened - most commonly, with mammograms. There's new ...

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A federal health panel has proposed new guidelines for screening mammograms, urging all women to start them at age 40, instead of 50. The draft recommendations from the United States Preventive ...

The most uncomfortable part of a mammogram occurs when the breast is compressed between two plates on the machine. Creating this force, which flattens and separates the breast tissue, allows the ...

Relaxing with a massage, being pampered with a manicure: No, it's not a day spa. It's a mammogram party. The parties are sweeping the nation, helping take the stress out of getting mammograms. "This ...

Doctors recommend women start getting mammograms yearly at the age of 40 and sooner if they have risk factors. For Newswatch 16's Nikki Krize, breast cancer runs in the family. Nikki's paternal ...

Our locations offer tomosynthesis, a state-of-the-art technology that produces 3D images of the entire breast at multiple angles. This helps the radiologist better distinguish abnormal tissue from ...

Medicare covers at least one mammogram per year for women over 40. You can get your first mammogram between age 35 and 39, then one every year to check for breast cancer. Medicare will pay for more ...

A June 2 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims Switzerland made history by banning a supposedly dangerous form of cancer screening. "Switzerland is the first country in the world to ban ...

Women with risk-based screening had about 30 cases of advanced cancer per 100,000 person-years, compared with 48 cases per ...