From new technology like 3D mammograms to risk assessments you can do at home, experts discuss the most advanced early breast ...

N early half of women over age 40 have dense breast tissue, a factor that increases breast cancer risk, according to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF). To bring awarene ...

Contrast-enhanced mammography identified three times as many tumors as ultrasound scans. But it is not widely used for ...

Doctors tell patients that regular mammograms are the best way to find breast cancer early, but Nancy Cappello's story suggests women may want to ask more questions. Cappello went for a mammogram ...

If your mammogram reported that you have dense breast tissue, you may wonder, what exactly does that mean for my breast health? “Having dense breast tissue is not uncommon; about 40% of women ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers ...

On March 27, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced proposed rules that would compel centres that provide mammograms to tell women whether they have dense breast tissue.

Breast density is a significant yet often overlooked factor in breast cancer awareness, risk assessment and screening practices. Understanding what breast density is, how it affects breast cancer risk ...

WASHINGTON — The majority of women do not know that having dense breast tissue can increase their risk for breast cancer, according to a study by the University of Virginia School of Medicine.

Dense breast tissue can make tumours hard to spot on mammogram scans, but adding another step to this screening programme ...

Half of women have dense breast tissue, with 40% evenly dense throughout and 10% extremely dense, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Why does this matter? Because women ...

Nearly half of women over 40 have what doctors consider dense breast tissue, which increases their risk of cancer, yet until now, few are told what their diagnosis might mean, or what they should do.