Bottom line: The accuracy of diagnostic mammograms differed across racial and ethnic groups, with variation in several measures of diagnostic performance. Journal in which the study was published: ...

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A pioneering study has found that an individualized approach to breast cancer screening that assesses patients' risk, rather than annual mammograms, can lower the chance of more advanced cancers, ...

CHAPEL HILL, NC—A multi-institutional study led by UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers and colleagues has found that diagnostic mammography results varied across racial and ethnic ...

If you have health insurance, your screening mammograms may be covered at no cost to you. Without insurance, you can still get free or low-cost mammograms through various organizations. Mammogram ...

Recent trends of attempting to self-diagnose a medical condition based on online searches and without a professional medical expert can be harmful. Advances in technology have changed how and what ...

While out-of-pocket costs (OOPCs) have largely been eliminated for screening mammography, they still serve as financial barriers to patients undergoing subsequent diagnostic tests, according to ...

The identified barriers to completion of screening mammography were grouped as patient, provider, and system categories by the authors. All of the studies operationalized the barriers in varied ways ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — A woman in Oklahoma knew she had breast cancer but a new technology at a local hospital detected something else she didn't expect. The new machine uses contrast-enhanced ...

UPDATE (5/30/25) — State lawmakers overrode Governor Kevin Stitt's veto of a bill that would help cover the cost for breast cancer screenings. Governor Stitt vetoed Representative Melissa Provenzano's ...