BOSTON - More and more women under 40 are being diagnosed with breast cancer and a Boston doctor is sharing the possible reasons why this number keeps going up. Hallie Goldstein has a history of cysts ...

Despite huge leaps in breast cancer treatment over the last two decades, diagnoses of the disease continue to increase, and at a faster annual rate of late, 1.7%, among younger women. That translates ...

For years, breast cancer awareness has centred around one key message: check for lumps. While this advice has saved countless ...

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 ...

Aggressive forms of breast cancer may be striking younger women far more often than previously believed, challenging long-held assumptions about who is most at risk. Emerging evidence suggests that ...

Prior USPSTF recommendations said women should start screening no later than 50. Breast cancer screening guidelines have been finalized by a major task force, bringing the recommended age to 40 for ...

Data suggest that 1 in 20 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime, and 1 in 70 will die from the disease. Researchers are projecting that, worldwide, new cases of female breast ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. This story first appeared in HER Stories 2025, an annual special section that features Eastern Iowa ...