Breast Cancer

Dear Mayo Clinic: Breast density reporting and supplemental testing

Drs. Lauren Cornell and Kristin Robinson explain breast density and the breast cancer screening options available for women with dense breasts.

When to start regular breast cancer screenings

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is proposing changing its guidelines to recommend all women begin screening mammography at age 40.

Patients with multiple tumors in one breast may not need mastectomy, research finds

Patients could receive breast-conserving therapy, a lumpectomy followed by whole-breast radiation therapy, rather than mastectomy.

Not all lumps are breast cancer: Benign breast disease

Dr. Caroline Clune discusses some of the common types of noncancerous breast symptoms known as benign breast disease.

Stopping chronic lymphedema in its tracks

Physical therapist Joy Macheel discusses a new surveillance system to prevent lymphedema from developing in people treated for breast cancer.

Dear Mayo Clinic: Who needs molecular breast imaging?

Dr. Kristin Robinson explains why women with dense breasts may need enhanced imaging in addition to a mammogram.

Reduce your risk of the 4 most common cancers

Skin, breast, prostate and lung are the most commonly diagnosed cancers in the U.S. Learn how to reduce your risk.

Determining if you have dense breasts

Dr. Christine Klassen explains what it means to have dense breasts and why they can make breast cancer screening more difficult.

Mayo Clinic researchers identify women with twice the risk of cancer in both breasts

The findings will help health care professionals personalize approaches to breast cancer screening and risk factors.

Short journey for quicker breast cancer care

Endometrial cancer survivor Gail Raddatz finds treatment close to home for a second cancer in her breast.