Mammograms

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A 40-year-old’s journey through her first mammogram

Can you rely on your mammogram to identify heart disease risk?

Mammograms Heart Disease

FDA's new regulations underscore the complexity around screening for women with dense breasts

FOX29 meteorologist Sue Serio to miss time from station after second breast cancer diagnosis

Sue Serio Cancer

Mixed messages about mammograms can leave women confused about when to get them

Social barriers prevent many women from getting regular mammograms

Mammograms Social Barriers

Mammography AI can cost patients extra. Is it worth it?

Mammogram AI Software

A wearable device may one day help women detect breast cancer early – and at home

Breast Cancer Screening Bra

Breast cancer screenings should begin at age 40, U.S. task force says

Breast Cancer Screenings

Breast density is a risk factor for breast cancer, but many women don't realize it

Breast Cancer Density

Mammograms also may help identify heart disease risk, study finds

mammograms heart disease

Jefferson Health's new mobile unit will bring cancer screenings on the road

Jefferson Mobile Cancer Screening Unit

Breast cancer treatment advancements, early detection are saving lives

Philly breast cancer doctors

Cancer diagnoses have plummeted amid the COVID-19 pandemic – and doctors are worried

Cancer diagnoses COVID-19

Google's artificial intelligence detects breast cancer more accurately than doctors, study finds

AI breast cancer study

What to know before your first mammogram

What to know about mammograms

Here are the most common signs of breast cancer

breast cancer awareness month

Here are the recommended health screenings for women in their 50s

FDA proposes update to mammography regulations for first time in 20 years

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We tested women and men in Pennsylvania for breast cancer genes – only 18 percent knew they had it

When you need a breast screening, should you get a 3-D mammogram?

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Penn Medicine holding free event for mammograms, cervical cancer screenings

Inflatable breasts draw eyes, people to wellness event

Inflatable_Breasts

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Know an outstanding nurse? IBX seeks nominations for its Sunshine Award

Nicotine Pouches Teens

More teens are using nicotine pouches – a tobacco product touted as a smoking alternative

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Pertussis Whooping Cough

Whooping cough is making a comeback, but the vaccine provides powerful protection

HPV home test

First at-home test for HPV, the most common cause of cervical cancer, gains FDA approval

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