CHICAGO -- The American Cancer Society now says women should start mammograms later in life and get fewer of them, a stance that puts the trusted group closer to an influential government task force's ...

Women should get a mammogram every two years starting at age 50 — and while routine screening brings little benefit in the 40s, beginning it that early should be a personal choice, a government task ...

The American Cancer Society updated breast cancer screening guidelines Tuesday to reduce mammograms and do away with clinical breast exams — but some predict it will be difficult to get physicians to ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Because of the pandemic, a vast majority of women have not had a mammogram this year, which is raising alarms for the American Cancer Society, an organization concerned with detecting ...

Do you know at what age you’re supposed to start getting yearly mammograms? Despite this being a month packed with reminders to schedule your screening, the guidelines on when you should begin making ...

MARYVILLE, Tenn. — According to the Centers for Disease Control, at least 40% of women have dense breast tissue, and now doctors who are performing mammograms are required to tell them. "If I had ...

A study published in The BMJ linked skipping first and subsequent mammograms to a higher chance of dying from breast cancer. Experts explain the findings.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- There is controversy over new recommendations on mammograms that say women should get screened at 45, instead of 40. ABC7 News took a look at the new stand being taken by the ...

New mammogram advice from the American Cancer Society says most women should start annual screenings at age 45 instead of 40, a change that moves the group closer to guidelines from an influential ...

CHICAGO — The American Cancer Society is revising its advice on when women should start getting mammograms and how often. The updated guidelines recommend annual breast cancer screenings at age 45 ...