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A federal task force says that women should start getting regular mammograms to screen for breast cancer at age 40, instead of waiting until 50, marking a shift in the influential panel’s guidelines.

Pennsylvania is leading the way on breast cancer screening policy. Thanks to Senate Bill 88, a decisive move from the ...

WASHINGTON -- 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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s a simple message – get your annual mammogram to detect breast cancer at its earliest stage. But you may be surprised to hear ...

A former MP who has been given the all-clear from breast cancer is urging people not to miss screening appointments. Vicky ...

May 5, 2010 — Screening mammograms in younger women have low accuracy and detect few cancers, according to the results of a study published online May 3 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute ...

A chemotherapy nurse is fighting for urgent change after witnessing a 'rise in breast cancer cases' among patients under 50.