Mammography

URL of this page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mammography.html

Latest News
• Mammograms Not Helpful for Most Women Over 80 (10/28/2004, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_20920.html (*this news item will not be available after 11/27/2004)
• Early Screening Urged for Breast Cancers (10/20/2004, United Press International) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_20767.html (*this news item will not be available after 11/19/2004)
• FDA Notifies Patients of Mammography Problems at Ecumed Health Group Facility in Hialeah, Florida (08/23/2004, Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2004/ANS01307.html

From the National Institutes of Health
• Get a Mammogram: Do It for Yourself, Do It for Your Family (National Cancer Institute) - Links to PDF File - http://cancer.gov/images/Documents/68432989-7c99-4e56-8352-c813d5ef3422/english.pdf
• Screening Mammograms (National Cancer Institute) - http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/5_28.htm
  Also available in Spanish - http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/5_28s.htm

Overviews
• Mammogram (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/mammographyloader.html
  Also available in Spanish - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/mammographyspanishloader.html
• Mammograms and Breast Cancer (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/opacom/lowlit/mammo.html
  Also available in Spanish - http://www.fda.gov/opacom/lowlit/smammo.html
• Mammography (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America) - http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/mammogram.htm
• Mammography and Other Breast Imaging Procedures (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_6x_mammography_and_other_breast_imaging_procedures_5.asp?sitearea=cri

Anatomy/Physiology
• Atlas of the Body: The Breast -- Disorders (American Medical Association) - http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ3F9G56JC⊂_cat=326

Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Mammography (National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/intervention=mammography&recruiting;=true

Specific Conditions
• Breast Implants: Do They Interfere with Breast Exams? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00419
• Can Breastfeeding Mothers Get Mammograms? (La Leche League International) - http://www.lalecheleague.org/FAQ/mammogram.html
• Digital Tomosynthesis: A Better Mammogram? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00807
• Frequently Asked Questions about Digital Mammography (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/mammography/dig-faq.html
• Updated Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Released (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Updated_Breast_Cancer_Screening_Guidelines_Released.asp

Research
• Cost-Effectiveness of Mammography in Women Older than 65 Years of Age (American College of Physicians) - http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/139/10/I-34
• Mammograms: Room for Improvement Cited (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_2_1x_Mammograms_Room_for_Improvement_Cited.asp
• Relationship of Health Status and Use of Mammography and Papanicolaou Smears among Women 70 Years of Age or Older (American College of Physicians) - http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/140/9/I-18
• Women Skip Lifesaving Mammograms (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Women_Skip_Lifesaving_Mammograms.asp

Dictionaries/Glossaries
• Understanding Breast Changes: Glossary (National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understanding-breast-changes/page8

Directories
• American College of Radiology Accredited Facilities (American College of Radiology) - http://apps2.acr.org/lib/afw/afw-search.php
• FDA Certified Mammography Facilities (Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/mammography/certified.html
• National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Contacts (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion) - Directory of free or low-cost mammogram and Pap test programs - http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/nbccedp/contacts.htm
  Also available in Spanish - http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/nbccedp_sp/contacts.htm

Organizations
• American Cancer Society - http://www.cancer.org/
• National Cancer Institute - http://www.cancer.gov/

Law and Policy
• Frequently Asked Questions about Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) and Mammography Facilities (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research) - http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/mammography/cons-faq2.html

Statistics
• FASTATS: Mammography (National Center for Health Statistics) - http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/mamogram.htm

Other Languages
• Get a Mammogram: Do It for Yourself, Do It for Your Family (National Cancer Institute) - Links to PDF File - In Vietnamese - http://cancer.gov/images/Documents/68432989-7c99-4e56-8352-c813d5ef3422/Vietnamese2.pdf
• Get a Mammogram: Do It for Yourself, Do It for Your Family (National Cancer Institute) - Links to PDF File - In Tagalog - http://cancer.gov/images/Documents/68432989-7c99-4e56-8352-c813d5ef3422/tagalog_brochure.pdf
• Get a Mammogram: Do It for Yourself, Do It for Your Family (National Cancer Institute) - Links to PDF File - In Chinese - http://cancer.gov/images/Documents/68432989-7c99-4e56-8352-c813d5ef3422/ChineseBroch2.pdf

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:
• Breast Cancer - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/breastcancer.html
• Breast Diseases - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/breastdiseases.html
• Diagnostic Tests - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/diagnostictests.html
• Women's Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/womenshealth.html

The primary NIH organization for research on Mammography is the National Cancer Institute - http://www.nci.nih.gov/

Page last updated: 04 November 2004
Topic last reviewed: 26 September 2004