New technologies are helping to reduce the odds of a false-positive mammogram. (Getty Images) While experts are sympathetic to the stress false positives can cause, they're urging women to keep going ...

A recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine has shed light on a concerning issue in mammogram screening behavior, women who receive false-positive results are significantly less likely ...

Breast cancer screening with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), or "3D mammography," was associated with a lower probability of false-positive findings compared with standard digital mammography, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The rate of non-CRC malignancies at 1 year was 0.8% in the false-positive group and 0.9% in the true-negative ...

A false-positive mammogram may deter women from future screenings, according to a new study. But staying on schedule remains key to early detection of cancer. Early detection of breast cancer through ...

Swedish women with prior false-positive mammograms, particularly those aged 60 to 75 with prior biopsies and low density, show elevated breast cancer risk, necessitating closer monitoring and better ...

Modern breast cancer screening is a fairly accurate affair. The Susan G. Komen foundation reports that conventional mammography is 84 percent accurate, meaning that in 84 out of 100 cases, a mammogram ...