Recent research suggests that breast arterial calcification (BAC) picked up on routine mammograms may help predict a woman's risk of stroke, heart failure, and dying from a cardiac-related cause.

At the beginning of 2026, the Saskatchewan government lowered the breast cancer screening age from 45 to 43, with plans to further drop it to 40 by June. While many applaud the move, they say ...

Women should begin annual mammograms at age 40, according to updated medical guidance that follows years of debate over when the screening should start. The recommendation reflects growing evidence ...

Mammograms don’t command much attention until the yearly appointment rolls around. My wife faces the hassle of the exam alone, of course, but we worry together until the results come back. Like any ...

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February is National Cancer Prevention Month, and one South Florida teenager and her friend have teamed up to make sure women in their home country of Ukraine get breast-cancer screenings despite the ...

MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) - The Wisconsin Assembly overwhelmingly passed “Gail’s Law” with a vote of 96 to zero, with three members not voting, as the family of Gail Zeamer of Neenah watched from the ...

Breast cancer remains the most common cancer among U.S. women, with roughly one in eight developing the disease in her lifetime, according to the National Breast Cancer Foundation — and local experts ...