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Katie Manga is the CEO of nonprofit organization Gateway to Hope, which provides support to breast cancer patients, survivors and anyone impacted by breast cancer or in need of breast health services.

KBIA’s Rebecca Smith sat down with Dr. Logan Frank, the director of breast imaging for Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, to discuss how mammogram recommendations have changed and why this preventative health measure still matters.

In rural communities, finding transportation to basic health care services can be difficult. So what if instead of making people come to health care – the…

Missouri lawmakers have given final approval to a bill that would require a notice be provided to women following mammograms.The notice would state that…

Women with dense breast tissue would have to be notified about the need for additional screenings at their mammograms under legislation passed by the…

University of Missouri researchers are developing a new procedure to detect breast cancer.The new test looks for signs of breast cancer in fluid, found in…

Women in rural Missouri are more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer at a late stage than women in urban or suburban counties. In this weekly Health…