Articles for Tag: "Dr. Vanessa Wear"
- September 29, 2016
Tags: mammogram, cancer, density, cancer screening, Dr. Vanessa Wear, breast, Advocate BroMenn Medical Center
Did you know over 40 percent of women have dense breasts? Women with dense breasts also have an increased risk for breast cancer.
- October 12, 2015
Tags: 3-D mammography, Advocate Health Care, Dr. Vanessa Wear, tomosynthesis, stories of the girls, dense breast tissue, radiologist, mammograms
A radiologist shares what women should know about their breast health and the tests that can be done for those with dense breasts.
- October 24, 2013
Tags: mammogram, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Dr. Vanessa Wear, dense breast tissue, breast cancer, cancer, Advocate Health Care
Though mammograms are the standard for breast cancer screening, a new tool has emerged to assist in evaluating dense breast tissue.
- September 10, 2013
Tags: screening, health enews, Advocate Health Care, breast cancer, mammogram, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, tumor, Dr. Vanessa Wear
Find out why researchers say the lives of more young women could be saved if they received mammograms sooner.