The message is coming through loud and clear from women entering our Give the Gift of Giving Contest – get tested! From mammograms to sexually transmitted diseases to pregnancy testing for Downs Syndrome, entrants vying for the $2,500 gift card said they felt it was the best health advice they’ve received.

Elizabeth shared her story about declining the blood-screening test for Downs Syndrome while she was pregnant:

NEW YORK - Poor but healthy older women are at greater risk of missing out on breast cancer screening that could benefit them than are their wealthier counterparts, a new study demonstrates.

Among women 65 and older who were unlikely to die in the next five years, 82 percent of those with a net worth over $100,000 had received a mammogram in the past two years, compared to 68 percent of women with a net worth below $10,000, Dr. Brie Williams and colleagues from the University of California at San Francisco found.

By Kathleen Doheny
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 20 (HealthDay News) -- In addition to detecting breast cancer in its early stages, new research suggests that mammograms may also help predict which women are at risk for strokes.