"Mammogram is a relatively quick, straightforward, and cheap method to screen a large population of women, but some women ...

For women with dense breast tissue, detecting cancer can be more difficult because tumors can be hidden or “masked” on ...

The walk held over the weekend in Lake Zurich aimed to remind people of the importance of knowing their density, as it can ...

Breast cancer awareness campaigns often focus on mammograms and self-exams. But there's another critical piece of the puzzle, ...

Get your mammogram. That’s the simple message of October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the call to action from ...

Having dense breasts can put women at higher risk of breast cancer and make it more difficult to spot cancer on a mammogram, but many don’t realize it’s a significant risk. Starting this week, all ...

At 46, science writer Jennie Durant was doing everything right—she ate well, didn't smoke, and exercised regularly. What she ...

Mayo Clinic researchers found that adding another test, called molecular breast imaging, or MBI, to a 3D mammogram improved ...

Explaining the importance of breast density, the US health agency states that a women who have dense breasts have a high ...

‘There’s a lot that’s not understood about breast density and why some [people] have more dense breasts than others,’ says Dr Angela DeMichele, professor of medicine at University of ...

Are your boobs keeping secrets? Today is “World Dense Breast Day,” raising awareness for a trait that increases cancer risk and makes tumors harder to detect using traditional screening methods — and ...