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False-Positive Mammogram Result Has Many Women Quitting Mammography

TUESDAY, Sept. 3, 2024 – A significant number of women stop getting regular mammograms after being frightened by a “false positive” scan that incorrectly suggests they have breast cancer, a new stu...

Annual Mammography Screening Tied to Better Outcomes

TUESDAY, Sept. 3, 2024 – Annual mammography screening for breast cancer is associated with a lower risk for a late-stage diagnosis and better overall survival across clinical and demographic...

Residing in Poverty Tied to Worse Breast Cancer Outcomes

FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2024 – Women residing in persistently impoverished neighborhoods have worse breast cancer outcomes, according to a study published online Aug. 29 in JAMA Network Open. J.C. Chen, ...

Study Supports Annual Mammograms for Women Over 40

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 28, 2024 – A new study supports the notion that women age 40 and older get a mammogram each year rather than every two years, to help catch breast cancers early. The rate at which...

Cognitive Difficulties Tied to Lower Return to Work After Breast Cancer

FRIDAY, Aug. 23, 2024 – Return to work two years after a breast cancer diagnosis is associated with higher cognitive speed performance before and after treatment, according to a study published...

Patients Have to Travel Farther for Facilities With Breast MRI, Ultrasound Than for Mammography

MONDAY, Aug. 19, 2024 – The geographic distance to facilities offering breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or ultrasound is further than to those offering mammography, according to a study...

Breast Cancer Screening Attendance Helps Boost Other Cancer Screenings

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 14, 2024 – Offering self-sampling kits to women overdue for cervical cancer (CC) or colorectal cancer (CRC) screening when they attend breast cancer (BC) screening can result in...

Men's Cancer Deaths to Rise 93% Globally by 2050

TUESDAY, Aug. 13, 2024 – Men, take note: Cancer cases and deaths among males will jump globally by 84% and 93%, respectively, by 2050, new research predicts. Published Monday in the journal Cancer,...

Post-Op Radiation May Give Long-Term Protection Against Breast Cancer's Return

FRIDAY, Aug. 9, 2024 – Radiation therapy following surgery can keep breast cancer from returning for up to 10 years, a new study claims. The study supports the current standard  of care for e...

Gestational Diabetes Won't Raise Women's Odds for Breast Cancer

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 8, 2024 – About 14% of women will develop diabetes while pregnant, a condition known as gestational diabetes. It's linked with obesity and older age, and the number of cases is...

Estimated U.S. Annual Cost of Initial Cancer Screening $43 Billion in 2021

MONDAY, Aug. 5, 2024 – In 2021, the estimated total health care costs for initial cancer screening were $43 billion in the United States, according to a study published online Aug. 6 in the Annals...

U.S. Spends $43 Billion Annually on Cancer Screening

TUESDAY, Aug. 6, 2024 – Screening for cancer saves lives, but a new report shows it comes with a hefty price tag: The United States spends at least $43 billion annually on tests that check for five...

Depression May Lower Breast Cancer Survival

MONDAY, Aug. 5, 2024 – Depression can lower a woman’s chances of surviving breast cancer, a new study reports. Women with breast cancer and depression are more than three times as likely to die as w...

Early Menopause Could Raise a Woman's Odds for Breast Cancer

WEDNESDAY, July 31, 2024 – Women who experience early menopause appear to be at greater risk of breast cancer, a new study reports. Women who underwent menopause at an age younger than 46 were...

Double Mastectomy May Offer No Survival Benefit to Women With Breast Cancer

FRIDAY, July 26, 2024 – Women who are diagnosed with breast cancer in one breast, even in the early stages, sometimes opt for a double mastectomy, due to the fear that the cancer will migrate to the...

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