BOSTON - More and more women under 40 are being diagnosed with breast cancer and a Boston doctor is sharing the possible reasons why this number keeps going up. Hallie Goldstein has a history of cysts ...

Despite huge leaps in breast cancer treatment over the last two decades, diagnoses of the disease continue to increase, and at a faster annual rate of late, 1.7%, among younger women. That translates ...

Only about 75% of eligible U.S. women schedule regular screenings. When it comes to early detection, mammograms remain the only screening test proven to reduce deaths from breast cancer in ...

Breast cancer is the second most common form of cancer among women. Mauro Rodrigues - stock.adobe.com The rates of life-threatening breast cancer are spiking among women of all ages, with a ...

Women are now advised to get a mammogram every other year starting at age 40 and until age 74, according to new recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force. The USPSTF, a volunteer ...

CLEVELAND — Nearly 45% of women ages 20 and older are living with some form of cardiovascular disease, according to the American Heart Association. Knowing the truth about heart health can help keep ...

Prior USPSTF recommendations said women should start screening no later than 50. Breast cancer screening guidelines have been finalized by a major task force, bringing the recommended age to 40 for ...

Chien-Chi Huang was 40 when she requested her first mammogram at the hospital, shortly after her aunt died from breast cancer. The radiologist didn’t detect a tumor because she had dense breast tissue ...