At what age (and what frequency) should a mammogram be performed?
© ShutterstockAccording to the Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS), one in 8 women will be confronted with breast cancer during ...
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Breast cancer: a fingerprint test to replace the (unpleasant) mammogram?
© ShutterstockMammography, soon a distant memory? The most common cancer in women in France, breast cancer will affect one in ...
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Breast cancer: what is personalized screening?
Coordinated by a French oncologist, a large study aims to refine the assessment of each woman's risk of developing breast ...
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Cancer: women with dense breasts are at greater risk
Dense breasts are those with the most fibrous material and the least fatty tissue. They are also more likely to ...
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Mammograms more often for overweight women
Women who have a high body mass index are at an increased risk of having breast cancer that is not ...
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Breast cancer: the major disparities in organized screening
While less than 40% of Corsicans or Guyanese participate in screening, 60% of women in Pays-de-la-Loire and Brittany had a ...
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Breast cancer: INCa presents the benefits and limitations of screening
As part of the renovation of organized screening, INCa has designed a new, more comprehensive information booklet which presents the ...
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Breast cancer screening: a decrease but not historic
French gynecologists are worried about a historic drop in breast cancer screening. In fact, participation has been low for several ...
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Breast cancer: an open letter to Marisol Touraine on screening
The UFC-Que Choisir, the Princeps group, the Collectif Cancer Rose and the Prescrire magazine say they welcome the renovation of ...
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Mammography: 1 in 2 women participate in organized screening
In 2015, 2.5 million women over 50 participated in organized breast cancer screening while nearly 5 million were invited.Half of ...
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Pink October: breast cancer surveillance in 3 steps
Breast cancer kills 12,000 women a year. Detected early, he is nevertheless treated well. Regular monitoring, through palpation and mammography, ...
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Breast cancer screening: what women think
To improve organized breast cancer screening, the Ministry of Health and the National Cancer Institute have asked French women for ...
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Breast cancer: a protein to identify women at risk
Researchers have identified a molecule that predicts the risk of developing breast cancer. A potential diagnostic alternative to mammography.With a ...
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Does your father have prostate cancer? Get a mammogram!
We now know that if a woman has several close cases of breast cancer in her family, she is also ...
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Mammography: screening would remain relevant after 75 years
Thanks to annual screening, women aged 75 to 84 have lower death rates than those who have had an exam ...
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When do I have the mammogram?
© iStockNumerous awareness campaignsOn the one hand, awareness campaigns screening follow one another. With a clear incentive for women: showing ...
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Breast cancer: a new, less painful mammogram
Anyone who has ever had a mammogram knows that the operation is far from fun. Indeed, to obtain an image ...
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Breast cancer: early detection by assaying enkephalins
Study shows that women with low levels of enkephalin have an increased risk of getting breast cancer. A new early ...
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Covid-19: vaccines can falsify mammogram results
In the United States, a radiologist and breast imaging specialist is seeing more and more patients presenting for their mammograms ...
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Pink October: how to spot breast cancer
Mammography every 2 years from the age of 50, monitoring of risk factors and symptoms allows women to protect themselves ...
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Pink October: the opportunity to participate in the organized screening
Organized screening for breast cancer, carried out every two years, is not very popular. However, it has proven itself: more ...
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Breast cancer: Marisol Touraine personalizes screening
To renovate organized breast cancer screening, the Ministry of Health is launching preventive consultations for women aged 25 and 50. ...
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Mammography: experts denounce the weaknesses of this examination
Having a regular mammogram could present more risks than benefits according to a recent study. Experts call for reassessing the ...
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Breast cancer: French people reject controversy over screening
According to a Canadian study, having an annual mammogram, from the age of 40, does not reduce cancer mortality. In ...
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Cancer: the limits of organized screening in France
The latest report on cancers in France from the Cancer Institute underlines the limits of organized screening: poor participation, risks ...
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Breast cancer: organized screening from the age of 50 is relevant
The new US recommendations confirm that a mammogram every two years for women aged 50 to 74 is the best ...
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Breast cancer: mammogram would save fewer lives than expected
September 28, 2010 - Screening for breast cancer with mammography could save fewer lives than expected, Norwegian researchers conclude1. The ...
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Breast cancer: organized screening marred by overdiagnosis
For every breast cancer death averted, five women are overdiagnosed. A Norwegian report recalls the risks associated with organized screening.Organized ...
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Cancer: why Dominique Bertinotti talks about this ordeal
For 9 months, Dominique Bertinotti, Minister for the Family, has suffered from breast cancer. A secret that she decided to ...
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Breast cancer screening: mammography remains the gold standard
The benefits of breast cancer screening with mammography outweigh the side effects for women aged 50 to 79, according to ...
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