Confusion Persists over Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines

What most American women don't know when it comes to breast cancer screenin

One key recommendation "is not yet widely enough known," said the director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center.

Confusion persists over breast cancer screening guidelines

Mammograms can find cancer early before symptoms appear. Regular screening decreases the risk of dying from breast cancer.

Survey finds some confusion over mammogram guidelines

Mammograms can find cancer early before symptoms appear. Regular screening decreases the risk of dying from breast cancer. But a recent survey question by the Annenberg Public Policy Center shows that some Americans appear to be confused about when women with an average risk of breast cancer should begin a regimen of regular mammograms.

Baguio Health Office Urges Women To Get Free Cancer Screening

The city’s Health Services Office (HSO) is calling on women to undergo free cervical and breast cancer screening, emphasizing that early detection is key to preventing advanced-stage illness and avoiding costly treatments. “We encourage women to undergo free screenings offered at our main office and the 16 district health units in Baguio,” said City Health Officer Dr. Celia Flor Brillantes in a message sent to the Philippine News Agency on Wedne…

"The earlier we can diagnose, the better chance we have of curing it" - Jersey Evening Post

FURTHER preventative tests and screening programmes could be introduced to boost early detection of cancer, it was confirmed at the official opening of the Island’s new breast-screening unit. Consultant oncologist Dr Elizabet Dos Santos told attendees that health leaders were assessing how emerging diagnostic technologies could be brought to the Island. “There are a lot of new tests coming online and we are looking at how we can bring that all t…