Experts question motives of mammogram guidelines

Julie Steenhuysen

Cancer experts fear new U.S. breast imaging guidelines that recommend against routine screening mammograms for women in their 40s may have their roots in the cu...

Nov 17, 2009 8:35AM

FACTBOX: New U.S. breast cancer screening guidelines

Julie Steenhuysen

New U.S. breast cancer screening guidelines issued on Monday by a key advisory panel recommend against routine mammograms for women in their 40s, and suggest wo...

Nov 17, 2009 8:25AM

New U.S. guidelines: Routine mammograms start at 50

Julie Steenhuysen

Sweeping new U.S. breast cancer guidelines released on Monday recommend against routine mammograms for women in their 40s, and suggest women 50 to 74 only get a...

Nov 17, 2009 8:14AM

Dense breasts linked to return of breast cancer

Women with dense breasts who have had lumpectomies for breast cancer are at a higher risk of a recurrence, according to a new study.

Nov 10, 2009 11:35AM

Many doctors overuse Pap testing: survey

Many U.S. primary care doctors are out of step with guidelines on Pap testing for cervical cancer -- largely because they overuse the test, according to a study...

Nov 03, 2009 9:19AM

Liposuction: A source for breast augmentation?

Anthony J. Brown, Md

Worried about what to do with fat you've had liposuctioned from pudgy areas? Researchers have turned it into stem cells in the lab, but here's a more immediate ...

Nov 02, 2009 9:40PM

Larger Waist Size May Increase Women's Cancer Risk

A large study has indicated that a large waist size (even at a normal weight) may increase a woman's chance of having asthma.

Oct 28, 2009 11:21AM

Soy foods may curb hip fracture risk in older women

Joene Hendry

Postmenopausal women may lessen their chances of fracturing a hip by adding soy-based foods to their diet, a study from Singapore hints.

Oct 19, 2009 2:25PM

Obesity may affect fertility in young women

Women who become obese -- a step above overweight -- by the age of 18 are more likely to become infertile and develop polycystic ovarian syndrome than others, n...

Oct 18, 2009 11:10PM

Abused women suffer more mental, physical ills

Anne Harding

Even if the obvious signs of domestic violence can be hidden, women who are abused may be at risk of other conditions not usually associated with such abuse, ac...

Oct 13, 2009 10:36AM