Ask virtually any woman who has undergone a mammogram this question: Do you think there could be a better screening technique? Her answer would probably be a resounding yes. Surely, there must be something slightly less draconian than the vice-like mammography machine and the use of X-rays to clarify internal structures of the breast.

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Because the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis is so common in women after menopause, many women should begin bone mineral density screening when they are between the ages of 21 and 35, according to a California radiologist. (more…)