Dr. Kopans answers the question: 'What Are "Spot Films"; When To Do Them?' — -- Question: What are spot films in mammography and when are they done? Answer: Many times if you have a mammogram, ...

Having an annual screening mammogram is an important step in detecting breast cancer, particularly in its early stages when it tends to be more easily treatable. But many women dread having to do it ...

The most uncomfortable part of a mammogram occurs when the breast is compressed between two plates on the machine. Creating this force, which flattens and separates the breast tissue, allows the ...

Maybe you’ve been putting off a mammogram because you're anxious about what it might find. But experts encourage women to reframe having a mammogram as empowering. “You can’t prevent breast cancer, ...

We asked Colleen M. Madden, MD, division chief of breast imaging at Indiana University Health/Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, to sketch out eight things you need to know about ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A new pain-free way to get a mammogram is open in Middle Tennessee. Comfort Imaging announced its grand opening for the first non-compression mammography services in ...