For masculine-presenting women, routine healthcare can feel like a battlefield. Lisa Cunningham's first mammogram taught her ...

1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. That’s why breast health education and annual screening mammograms are crucial when it comes to early detection of breast cancer. Although ...

Clinic closures mean some women are finding it difficult to schedule mammograms. Aug. 14, 2007 — -- Gloria Wheeless has waited two months to get a mammogram. The 53-year-old called her local ...

Getting a mammogram can be an emotional process. While breast screenings are proven to save lives through early detection, uncertainties around the experience and anxiety about the potential results ...

Women who miss their first mammogram run a higher risk of being diagnosed with advanced breast cancer and dying from the disease. This is shown in a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in ...

COLUMBIA, Md. — A new national survey from MedStar Health shows tens of thousands of women skipping regular mammograms may be unaware of potentially life-saving advances in screening technology. Over ...

Mammograms help doctors detect breast cancer, but now they are being used in a new way -- to identify women who are at risk for heart disease. Not seeing signs of cancer on her routine mammogram is ...

When Trish Michelle first told her doctor about a lump in her breast at age 37, his response was that it “didn’t exist,” she tells SELF. In his view, there was little reason to be suspicious: Her ...

Recently a colleague of mine expressed frustration about a 52-year-old woman who refused mammography. Given my interest in preventive health, he came to me to ask how he should go about convincing the ...