Colon cancer used to feel like a worry for later-something to think about decades down the road. Not anymore. An estimated ...

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Nearly 18 million women in the U.S. aged 45 to 64 years are likely overdue for breast, cervical or colorectal cancer screenings, and more than 3 million are estimated to not be up to date on all three ...

If, after reading the latest recommendation on breast cancer screening by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), you feel like your head is spinning, that’s understandable. The ...

About half of women over 40 have dense breasts. The denser the breast tissue, the more difficult it is to spot cancer on a standard mammogram. Having dense breast tissue can make it harder to detect ...

Annalisa (Nalis) Merelli is focused on boys’ and men’s health: She looks into reproductive health, trending treatments, screening approaches, mental health, and everything in between. Pap smears must ...

Women are now advised to get a mammogram every other year starting at age 40 and until age 74, according to new recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force. The USPSTF, a volunteer ...

Women living in poverty were 23% more likely to develop cervical cancer.

Women living with HIV are more prone to develop cervical cancer since they have a compromised immune system; hence, they need to be screened continuously in an attempt to identify and prevent it.