CHICAGO (WLS) -- When it comes to breast cancer, it's well documented that early detection saves lives. But that only works if women get screened - most commonly, with mammograms. There's new ...

Marcia Hully calls it the NovaForm mattress pad for the breast. It's a quarter-inch-thick sheet of foam placed beneath a woman's breasts during a mammogram, and women say it makes the procedure less ...

Regular breast health checks are important for women, but many feel nervous about mammography. This anxiety often comes from the fear that the test might hurt. Recently, this topic made headlines ...

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Pain relief: It may help to take an anti-inflammatory medication such as Advil (ibuprofen) or Aleve (naproxen) one hour prior to the test. Caffeine: You may want to avoid caffeine during the week ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Current breast cancer detection guidelines say women of average risk should be getting a mammogram yearly starting at age 40. For those at a higher risk, it is recommended to ...

Some say getting a mammogram is just too painful. Research shows that nearly 35 percent of women say they experience pain during a mammogram. For some: just anticipating it makes the pain worse. So ...

Eight women sat in a circle, eating pizza and salad and drinking wine on a recent evening. It had a bit of a book-club vibe, but this was a very different type of gathering. Shelly Budde, a nurse with ...

UT Medical Center has the only mobile mammography screening service in East Tennessee. The unit visits 18 counties to ...