mammograms

Cancer: Here Today . . . Can breast cancer just disappear on its own? Per-Henrik Zahl of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health in Oslo and colleagues compared breast cancer rates in two groups of more than 100,000 women ages 50 to 64.

CHICAGO (AP) -- The ailing economy is leading many Americans to skip doctor visits, skimp on their medicine, and put off mammograms, Pap smears and other tests.

And physicians worry the result will be sicker patients who need more expensive treatment later....

A new study finds that a A new study shows that a numbing gel eases pain associated with getting a mammogram and may make women more likely to return for subsequent screenings.gel eases pain associated with getting a mammogram and may make women more likely to return for subsequent screenings.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Remember peeking through a View-Master? Scientists are using the same concept behind the classic kids' toy to try to see mammograms in 3-D....

In the first study to assess mammography in women 80 and older, researchers found that having regular mammograms significantly decreases the risk of being diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer, but only about one-fifth of women in this age group receive them regularly.

Also in the Feb. 26 JNCI are reports that blocking one protein can slow ovarian cancer growth and that personalized mailings do not increase the fraction of women who get regular mammograms, and a report and editorial on the most cost-effective screening approaches for cervical cancer.