http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Screening breast ultrasound performed after mammography on women with greater than 50% breast density detects an additional 3.4 cancers or high risk lesions per one thousand woman screened, a detection rate just under that of screening mammography alone for women with less dense breasts, a new study shows. Screening mammography detects 4-5 cancers per thousand women screened. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-screening-breast-ultrasound-cancers-mammography.html Cancer Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:02 EST news285436385 Radiologists are a step closer to implementing a program in an underserved region of Uganda for diagnosing and treating women with palpable breast masses. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-breast-imaging-algorithm-cancer-diagnosis.html Cancer Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:04 EST news284992407 Ultrasound screening could be a more affordable and convenient way to detect early breast cancers in women, especially for those in countries where there is little access to mammograms, according to University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine research presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in Chicago. These results are a component of a multinational study that looked at ultrasound as an adjunct to screening mammography. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-ultrasound-accessible-breast-cancer-screening.html Cancer Tue, 27 Nov 2012 07:33:34 EST news273223991 A survey of women undergoing routine screening mammography found that many of them would be interested in pursuing additional screening tests if notified they had dense breast tissue, despite the possibility of false positives, invasive procedures, and out-of-pocket costs, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-women-dense-breasts-additional-screening.html Cancer Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:08 EST news273174661 Automated breast ultrasound takes an average three minutes of physician time, allowing for quick and more complete breast cancer screening of asymptomatic women with dense breast tissue, a new study shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-automated-breast-ultrasound-physician.html Cancer Thu, 03 May 2012 02:57:10 EST news255232444 It can be difficult to sort through the many messages regarding breast cancer screening. Fancy billboards seen along the highways, recommendations made by your neighbor or the local newscaster, or mixed messages throughout the internet can cause confusion. What is the best way to screen for breast cancer? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-breast-cancer-screening.html Cancer Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:10:01 EST news236511549