mammography

And similar questions have been raised about other mammography studies.

Even in the best of circumstances, mammography is not perfect.

But on mammography, there is little community among the advocates.

But what if mammography is already too late for some cancers?

A small but growing number of other mammography programs are beginning to keep score.

Some studies have shown that mammography is less effective before the age 50.

There is no evidence for starting mammography in women younger than age 40 years.

Rather, the evidence that mammography does work is weaker than we used to think.

New digital mammography units have also come out on the market.

I do continue to recommend mammography, starting at age 40.

Among the recommendations that we've put into practice is making available mammography results by the next business day.

In other situations, like mammography for women younger than 50, there may never be an answer.

These findings come at a particularly sensitive time for mammography.

She added that the mammography debate would test the national will to go forward with health care reform.

Getting a mammogram only takes about 20 minutes once you get into the mammography room.

As for whether mammography itself was improving, the investigators could not say.

"I tell them to go to a place where people specialize in mammography," she says.

First, the number of new cases that are being found has increased over the past 20 years, since mammography came into widespread use.

One of the last products made by the company before it closed was a mammography unit.

For women 50 to 70, I will continue to recommend yearly mammography.

My breast cancer was found via mammography three years ago.

Moreover, the panel said, mammography cannot even give women peace of mind.

Value of mammography for women under 50 is newly debated.

Individual states often set their own mammography standards, but they differ widely.

In the meantime, mammography for women older than 40 soared.