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Doctors urge annual breast screenings during October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, highlighting the risks of high-density tissue and the benefits of 3D mammograms. Sanford Health breast cancer ...

Have you recently received a letter from your doctor’s office about your breast density? You might be wondering what it’s all about. Thanks to a new requirement from the U.S. Food and Drug ...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and an annual reminder that getting a regular mammogram is currently the most effective tool available for detecting breast cancer early. Cancer treatment is ...

3D mammograms haven't yet been proven to be the best screening tool for breast cancer, but more women in the United States are getting them. From 2015 to 2017, 3D mammography screening increased from ...

A press release issued on Tuesday morning announced that Centura St. Elizabeth Hospital purchased a 3D mammogram machine that is scheduled to be operational this summer. “The members of both the ...

Having an annual screening mammogram is an important step in detecting breast cancer, particularly in its early stages when it tends to be more easily treatable. But many women dread having to do it ...

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, ...

Breast cancer screening saves lives, but when to start screening hasn't always been clear. While the age to start has been debated in recent years, most experts now agree that women should start ...

Because medical guidelines are based on satisficing, they are not always in the best interest of all patients. Satisficing is a mix of two words, the word satisfy, and the word suffice. The term ...

In an effort to increase mammogram screening rates, along with awareness, we offer a program through Franciscan Health Lafayette Breast Center to reduce barriers to obtaining a preventive mammography ...