New technologies are helping to reduce the odds of a false-positive mammogram. (Getty Images) While experts are sympathetic to the stress false positives can cause, they're urging women to keep going ...

Q. My doctor prescribed a Cologuard test instead of a colonoscopy. No one mentioned how often Cologuard could result in false positive test results, as mine did. So, a colonoscopy was necessary after ...

Democratic lawmakers are looking to address a controversial but commonly used drug test with an estimated false-positive rate of up to 40%. Rather than outright prohibit the tests, as other states ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The rate of non-CRC malignancies at 1 year was 0.8% in the false-positive group and 0.9% in the true-negative ...

A false-positive mammogram may deter women from future screenings, according to a new study. But staying on schedule remains key to early detection of cancer. Early detection of breast cancer through ...

Social media posts making the false claim have also made misleading suggestions that mammograms, opens new tab - an X-ray of the breast that is used to look for cancers that are too small to see or ...