Well, not in the UK. As of this month, all women in the US having a mammogram – the type of X-ray used in breast cancer screening – will be informed about this specific risk: dense breasts.

Because both breast cancer and this breast tissue appear white on mammograms, those mammograms alone can miss up to 60% of cancers in dense breasts. JoAnn Pushkin, patient advocate and co-founder ...

Meghan McCain detailed the “scare” of finding a lump in her breast this year and encouraged women to get their mammograms in a candid Instagram post she shared Monday. “I had to get a mass ...

Breast cancer survivor Peta Wilson shares her story of being diagnosed with the malignancy, after previously never having a mammogram or regular checks. Peta Wilson has learned firsthand what a ...