Working with human breast and lung cells, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have charted a molecular pathway that can lure cells down a hazardous path of duplicating their genome too many times, a hallmark of cancer cells.
Working with human breast and lung cells, scientists say they have charted a molecular pathway that can lure cells down a hazardous path of duplicating their genome too many times, a hallmark of cancer cells.
For decades, treatment for cancer was a blunt tool — everyone got the same, left to fight for their life chances against sometimes impossible odds. That is changing. Today, a breakthrough at a London research lab could lead to personalised…
The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force is now recommending women get a mammogram every other year beginning at age 40, a significant update from the previous recommendation of screenings starting at 50. Dr. John Wong, vice chair of the…
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is recommending women get a mammogram every other year, starting at age 40. Dr. Celine Gounder, a CBS News medical contributor and editor-at-large for public health at KFF Health News, explains.
Women at average risk for breast cancer should get screening mammograms every other year starting at age 40, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said on Tuesday, cementing insurance coverage for the procedure for that age group under…
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Regular mammograms to screen for breast cancer should start younger, at age 40, according to an influential U.S. task force. Women ages 40 to 74 should get screened every other year, the group said.
Women should start regular mammography screenings at age 40 and continue every other year until age 74, an expert advisory panel said Tuesday. Citing the increase in breast cancer among younger women, the U.S. Preventive Service Task Force…