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BIZARRE: Mammogram - You Need To See This

When should you get a mammogram? The latest information amid conflicting advice

Information around routine mammograms in the US is confusing. Here is what you need to know

The Independent UK

Ricky Gervais’ partner Jane Fallon blasts 'disgusting' fake obituary

Ricky Gervais’ partner Jane Fallon – who was diagnosed with breast cancer in March following a routine mammogram – was shocked to discover that fake announcements of her death had been published online.

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Ricky Gervais’s partner Jane Fallon reveals she has been diagnosed with breast cancer

The bestselling author said a routine mammogram detected the disease despite her having no symptoms

Evening Standard

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AI catches aggressive cancer tumour so tiny it was missed by doctors

She felt her cancer would not have been found until her next routine mammogram appointment three years later

The Independent UK

AI could help us more accurately screen for breast cancer – new research

At least 20,000 Australian women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. And more than 3,300 die from the disease.

The Conversation

Meet the American spies who helped mammograms save more lives

To help fight breast cancer, a public-health expert recruited the spies whose top-secret work helped find hidden Russian missile bases.

Fortune

Springwatch's Michaela Strachan reveals second cancer scare after throat lump discovery

The presenter, now 59, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014 after undergoing a routine mammogram while living in Cape Town

Evening Standard

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5 Preventive Services Losing Preferred Status

For over a decade, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) promised a simple deal: specific “Preventive Services” (like your annual physical, mammograms, and colonoscopies) would be...

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Study questions whether women need a mammogram every year

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, leading to more than 43,000 deaths each year

The Independent UK

Women told they have dense breasts don’t know what to do next, new study shows

Imagine a 57-year-old woman, let’s call her Maria, who’s just opened a letter about her mammography results. She’s had several mammograms before, but this time reads new information: “Your breasts are dense”.

The Conversation

Krysty was diagnosed with breast cancer months after getting the all-clear. New Australian guidelines aim to help women like her

Exclusive: New federal guidelines advise GPs to provide additional care to patients with higher breast density, which can make cancers harder to detect in mammograms

The Guardian - AU

Drew Barrymore reveals breast cancer 'scare'

Drew Barrymore has revealed that she recently had a breast cancer "scare" following a "bad mammogram".

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I’m a CEO who was diagnosed with breast cancer at 43. I felt empowered when I turned to GenAI

I was overconfident and skipped my mammogram last year because of a busy work schedule. That was a mistake.

Fortune

6 things that might happen at a mammogram screening – how many do you relate to?

This essential breast test could save your life – here's what might happen, and how to prepare

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Women who miss first breast cancer screening at ‘40% higher risk’ of dying from the disease

Study monitored 500,000 women from Sweden and found 32% did not attend first mammogram appointment

Euronews

This new AI tool can predict women’s heart health risks with mammograms

The researchers said the new tool could make it easier to detect heart health problems in areas with uneven access to medical care.

The Independent UK

AI could detect heart risk from breast screening images, study suggests

Researchers in Australia developed an AI algorithm based on mammogram images from more than 49,000 women.

The Independent UK

Samantha Womack: ‘Following my instincts saved my life’

The actress had a breast scan as ‘something wasn’t right’ and it found cancer. Now she’s urging other women to ask more questions.

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The Independent UK

Increasing breast cancer screenings could save hundreds of lives a year, researchers say

Around 700 lives a year could be saved with extra measures, researchers say

Evening Standard

Improved breast screening could detect extra 3,500 cancers a year in UK – study

During a clinical trial using additional scans, an extra 85 cancers were found.

The Independent UK

How to detect the earliest warning sign of cancer

Stage 0 cancers rarely cause symptoms, they’re usually detected through screening

The Independent UK

Beyonce’s mother opening up about breast cancer will save lives. This is how

ANALYSIS: Tina Knowles recently spoke about her breast cancer diagnosis. Justin Stebbing reports on why this will save lives

The Conversation

Stage 0 cancer is often overlooked – but it could be your earliest warning sign

At 71, Tina Knowles – the fashion designer, businesswoman, and mother of Beyoncé – made headlines not for her career, but for a deeply personal revelation: her breast cancer diagnosis. In 2023, a routine mammogram uncovered two tumours in her left breast, one benign and the other malignant. Diagnosed with…

The Independent UK

Voices: Why shouldn’t men be allowed to perform mammograms?

COMMENT: Male GPs can check you and male consultants can diagnose you – so why shouldn’t men do the physical screenings, too? asks Emma Clarke

Evening Standard

Badenoch: ‘I would not want a male mammographer’

Mammograms are currently only carried out by female staff.

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