(BPT) - - Every October, women everywhere are reminded about the importance of early breast cancer detection and annual mammograms. While women know mammograms are key in the fight against the disease ...

Women and their doctors have a hard time figuring out the pluses and minuses of screening mammograms for breast cancer. It doesn't help that there's been fierce dissent over the benefits of screening ...

A Canadian study published in February reignited the years-long debate over breast cancer screening methods, arguing fairly strongly against mammography, or the use of X-rays to detect tumors. The ...

If you’re getting checked for breast cancer, you may have the option of digital tomosynthesis. Although it’s a long word (it’s pronounced toh-moh-SIN-thuh-sis), it’s a simple idea: Tomosynthesis is a ...

Blumberg is a contributor for TIME. Blumberg is a contributor for TIME. Maybe you’ve been putting off a mammogram because you're anxious about what it might find. But experts encourage women to ...

A mammogram is the best test doctors have to detect breast cancer, which is the second most common cancer among women in the United States. If a mammogram is performed early enough, it can find breast ...

A mammogram is the best imaging tool that healthcare providers can use to detect early signs of breast cancer. Early detection can make all the difference in successful cancer treatment. Getting a ...