Dense tissue can make cancer harder to see on a standard mammogram because both dense tissue and tumors appear white on imaging. For some women, additional screening such as ultrasound, MRI, or 3D ...
Around two thirds of breast cancers are found by women noticing breast changes The figures for breast cancer in the UK make for sober reading. There are around 55,900 new cases diagnosed in the UK ...
The ACR recommends most women have yearly mammograms starting at age 40. Breast cancer awareness campaigns often focus on mammograms and self-exams. But there's another critical piece of the puzzle ...
This is how I ended up in a roomful of women, all massaging our breasts.
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 ...
One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime—and in 2022, I became one of them. At age 46, I thought I was doing everything right: I didn’t smoke, rarely drank, exercised, ...
Why are the nipples and areola a different colour to the rest of the breast? And why are some people’s boobs different sizes? We asked a breast specialist.