2024 has been a big year for me. I turned 40 in April. It’s an age I have dreaded for the past ten years. Not for any particular reason, but I suspect it has something to do with wanting to hold onto ...

There are a few milestone birthdays that are coupled with landmark health screenings. Though there is some disagreement nowadays on when to get a mammogram, I put it on my radar for my 40th birthday.

Last year, at 39 years old, I learned I had dense breasts. It was information told to me almost in passing as I received my first mammogram and ultrasound. What it meant and how it could affect me was ...

OK, ladies. Let’s pretend we’re alone here, chatting like we just ran into each other in the restroom or something. We’re washing our hands and making small talk and I say, “Soooo, ever had a ...

There was no telltale lump and no family history. For all Lisa Swiney knew, she was a healthy 40-year-old. Following doctor’s recommendations, she scheduled her first mammogram in early 2010. “I just ...

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Women risk harming themselves if they avoid mammograms out of fear of radiation exposure, says consultant breast surgeon ...