False-positive mammography results are common, but a large population-based cohort study conducted in Sweden found an elevated incidence of developing and dying of breast cancer up to 20 years after a ...

Women who receive a false-positive mammography have a higher likelihood of developing breast cancer in the following 20 years, according to a new study. Women who had the highest risk were between 60 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While experts are sympathetic to the stress false positives can cause, they're urging women to keep going to annual screenings, ...

Several conditions can cause a false-positive syphilis test result. However, healthcare professionals often use two different tests to diagnose a person with syphilis. Syphilis is a sexually ...