Adding breast exam to mammogram - is it worth it? NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adding a clinical breast exam to screening mammography increases breast cancer detection rates, but it also increases ...

SPRINGFIELD -- As a breast cancer detection tool, mammograms are best when combined with a physical exam by a healthcare provider, said Dr. Lisa Planeta, surgeon and director of the Mercy Medical ...

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A mammography exam from Hologic, Inc., based in Marlborough, is the only mammogram with “superior to standard” federal approval for screening in women with dense breasts, the company announced Tuesday ...

GUIDELINES WHEN IT COMES TO MAMMOGRAMS. AS 16 WAPT'S ALLIE WARE REPORTS-- THEY'RE BEING MET WITH PUSH-BACK. NEW MAMMOGRAM GUIDELINES RELEASED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS RECOMMEND WOMEN OF ...

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., June 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Hologic, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOLX) announced today that the Genius™ 3D Mammography™ exam is now the only mammogram that is FDA-approved as superior to ...

One medical technology company has a simple but novel way to encourage women to get a mammogram exam: Make it less painful. Hologic just announced its SmartCurve breast stabilization system, which ...

Extends routine mammography to deliver a “2-for-1” exam, screening for breast cancer and breast arterial calcifications ...

WASHINGTON — The COVID-19 vaccines have a number of side effects that are expected to follow the shots. One of those, swollen lymph nodes, has become a cause for concern for some radiologists. That's ...

0.8 cm Mammograms can detect many other non-invasive cancers (such as DCIS) which are less than 1.0 cm 1 cm Average size of cancer found by women who practice regular breast self-exam. 2.62 cm Average ...

WASHINGTON — The COVID-19 vaccines have a number of side effects that are expected to follow the shots. One of those, swollen lymph nodes, has become a cause for concern for some radiologists. That's ...