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Breast cancer is still the second-most common cause of cancer death for U.S. women.

Challenges remain in ensuring equitable access to screening and addressing gaps in evidence regarding supplemental screening modalities and the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, notes Joann Elmore, MD, MPH, a professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in a newly published editorial in JAMA.

Falls are a scary thing — especially if you are 65 and older. Just this week, my 70+-year-old neighbor fell.

Biennial screening should begin at age 40, Task Force says

Tuesday’s guidance replaces the group’s 2016 recommendation that biennial screening should begin at 50.

Breast cancer is the second-most common cause of cancer death for U.S. women.

Regular mammograms to screen for breast cancer should start younger, at age 40, according to an influential U.S. task force.

Challenges remain in ensuring equitable access to screening and addressing gaps in evidence regarding supplemental screening modalities and the adoption of arti

US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources say

This 2024 Recommendation Statement from the US Preventive Services Task Force recommends biennial screening mammography for women aged 40 to 74 years (B