Health Sep 14 How a new FDA requirement could help identify more breast cancer cases By Ali Rogin, Veronica Vela
Health Apr 30 Mammograms should start at 40 to address rising breast cancer rates, U.S. panel says Previously, the task force had said women could choose to start breast cancer screening as young as 40, with a stronger recommendation that they get the exams every two years from age 50 through 74. By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press
Health May 09 Watch 5:50 New guidelines recommend earlier mammograms amid rise in breast cancer among younger women New guidelines say women should begin getting regular mammograms every two years starting at age 40 if they are at average risk of breast cancer. That’s a significant change from previous guidance by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force that… By Stephanie Sy, Karina Cuevas
Health Jul 07 New approach to breast cancer screening — tailoring guidelines for each patient — may save lives and money, study says A new study suggests that women might benefit from individualized approaches to mammograms rather than from universal guidelines. By Orly Nadell Farber, STAT
Health Jan 10 One in three women may receive unnecessary mammograms, study says The study raises the uncomfortable possibility that some women who believe their lives were saved by mammograms were actually harmed by cancer screenings that led to surgery, radiation and even chemotherapy that they didn’t need. By Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News
Apr 06 Breast cancer overtreatment costs U.S. $4 billion a year By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press A new report estimates that the U.S. spends $4 billion a year on unnecessary medical costs due to mammograms that generate false alarms, and on treatment of certain breast tumors unlikely to cause problems. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch 5:00 Study raises questions about value of breast cancer biopsies By PBS News Hour Breast biopsies are good for accurately diagnosing invasive cancerous cells, but are less accurate when it comes to finding other abnormalities, according to a new study. This means many women may receive unnecessarily aggressive treatment. Hari Sreenivasan learns more about… Continue watching
Nov 24 Experts Answer Your Questions on Mammograms Last week, a government panel issued a hotly-debated recommendation that most women wait until age 50 to begin getting regular mammograms to screen for breast cancer. Two experts answered your questions on the new guidelines. Continue reading
Nov 16 Breast Cancer Screening Should Begin at Age 50, Panel Finds A government medical task force recommended major changes in breast cancer screening guidelines Monday, suggesting that most women should not begin getting routine mammograms until age 50, and then only once every two years. Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch Other News: Iran on Track for New Enrichment Plant In other news, the U.N. nuclear agency reported that Iran plans to open a uranium enrichment plant by 2011, and the head of French forces in Afghanistan narrowly escaped a rocket attack in Kabul. Continue watching