Personalized breast cancer screening programs could help women better understand their personal cancer risks and guide providers in recommending mammographic assessments based on these risks. 

Brian Lindman, MD, medical director of the Structural Heart and Valve Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, explains the new American Heart Association (AHA) Target Aortic Stenosis (AS) program to screen with echo to find more AS patients. 

For women with dense breasts, it can be particularly challenging to differentiate between actual and perceived breast cancer risks.  

Experts are calling for strategies to improve follow-up adherence among individuals who have positive lung cancer screenings after a new analysis revealed low rates of compliance. 

Bhvita Jani, research manager, Signify Research, explains key trends and technology advances in the computed tomography (CT) market. 

A new paper highlights several studies supporting the use of screening mammography for women with breast implants, as well as additional considerations that need to be made for these patients.  

Cancer was identified in an additional 25 women, all of whom required either surgery, chemotherapy, radiation or a mastectomy. 

Suggesting that the standard 10-year age gap screening rule might not be as beneficial as previously assumed, researchers have indicated that women with relatives diagnosed at younger ages should consider different screening criteria.