Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of a breast of a 39- year-old woman with breast cancer. The cancer appears orange due to injections of a contrast medium. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. This week, a new FDA ...

Almost half of women have dense breast tissue. If you’re one of them, here’s what to know. You probably already know that regular mammogram screenings are important in the early detection of breast ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

If a recent mammogram showed you have dense breast tissue, you may wonder what this means for your breast cancer risk. Doctors know dense breast tissue makes breast cancer screening more difficult and ...

PLAY TONIGHT. FIVE ON YOUR HEALTH THIS MORNING THE BEST PLAN FOR DETECTING BREAST CANCER. THERE’S A LOT OF NEW ADVICE OUT THERE HERE. TO BREAK IT ALL DOWN IS DOCTOR LEIF ELLISON, THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR ...

Dr. Troy Mensen is a family medicine doctor based in the Chicago area. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Northern Iowa and his doctorate at Des Moines University College of ...

Millions of American women over age 40 receive regular mammograms to screen for breast cancer. About half of them turn out to have dense breast tissue — which makes screening significantly more ...

BBC Countryfile presenter Julia Bradbury has said that her dense breast tissue delayed her cancer diagnosis. She's raising awareness about the issue as four in 10 women also experience the same tissue ...

Getting an MRI in between regular mammogram checkups could be an effective way for women with extremely dense breast tissue to learn whether they have cancer, a new study found. Getting an MRI in ...