April 21, 2022

Missed Cancer Screenings During Pandemic Could Raise Death Rate for Years

The early months of the COVID-19 pandemic kept millions of Americans away from routine cancer screenings. Now a new study finds that many U.S. screening programs were still not back to normal by 2021.

April 11, 2022

Lumpectomy as Effective as Mastectomy for Young Women With Breast Cancer

Breast cancers that arise before age 40 tend to be more aggressive. But young women who undergo "breast-conserving" surgery are just as likely to survive as those who have a mastectomy, a preliminary study finds.

March 30, 2022

Half of Women Will Get False-Positive Mammogram Over 10 Years of Screening

Fully half of all women who have annual mammograms to screen for breast cancer will receive a false-positive test result over a decade of screening, according to a new study.

March 16, 2022

Mammograms Can Also Highlight Heart Risks: Study

Your annual screening mammogram may do more than spot breast cancer early — it may give you a heads up on your heart disease risk, too.

March 4, 2022

Fewer Breast Cancers May Be 'Overdiagnosed' by Mammograms Than Thought

Screening mammograms can lead to overdiagnosis of breast cancer, but a new study finds it happens less often than experts have thought.