New Screening Tool for Breast Cancer Better Than Mammography

Recently, actress Christina Applegate spoke about her own breast cancer battle on Oprah. She said, “My doctor said that mammogram was not enough because of the density of my breasts, so he suggested I get an MRI. It came back positive, you don't think it's going to happen to me.”

Now the Mayo Clinic has a better way to test for tumors that could save your life. It is called molecular breast imaging and initial studies at Mayo Clinic show this ... Full Story »

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