WASHINGTON -- Women are now advised to get a mammogram every other year starting at age 40 and until age 74, according to new recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force. The USPSTF, a ...

New cervical cancer screening guidelines emphasize self-collection and hrHPV testing, aiming to increase screening rates and ...

All women ages 65 and older and at-risk postmenopausal women under 65 should be screened for osteoporosis to prevent fractures, according to a final recommendation statement from the U.S. Preventive ...

If you’ve ever been given a free or low-cost test for lung, breast, colon or cervical cancer which caught a tumor, it’s likely due to a panel of 16 doctors and public health experts who reviewed the ...

Regular screening can bend the odds in your favor when it comes to four types of cancers. The science is less clear for the rest. By Simar Bajaj Screening can be a powerful weapon against cancer, ...

Changes in screening recommendations over a decade ago may have inadvertently resulted in later diagnosis of the most common cancer in men, a new study has found. By Roni Caryn Rabin Prostate cancer ...

Purdue is again partnering with Franciscan Health Lafayette Breast Center to increase the university’s mammogram screening rate. Since the implementation of the no-cost screening mammogram program, ...