A modeling study found that very small number of deaths averted from breast cancer may be eclipsed by cost and potential harms of overdiagnosis when annual mammography screening is extended past age 75 years. Biennial screening ...
Nov 23, 2021
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From March to September 2020, breast biopsies and detected cancers at U.S. Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium facilities dropped sharply, compared with the same span a year earlier: Biopsies declined by 23% and detected ...
Nov 1, 2021
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If Black women begin mammography screening every other year starting at age 40, breast cancer deaths could be reduced by 57 percent compared to starting screening 10 years later according to analyses conducted by a modeling ...
Oct 19, 2021
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A mammogram is an X-ray image of your breasts that is used to screen for breast cancer. Mammograms play a key role in early breast cancer detection and help decrease breast cancer deaths.
Oct 18, 2021
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An automated system that uses artificial intelligence (AI) can quickly and accurately sift through breast MRIs in women with dense breasts to eliminate those without cancer, freeing up radiologists to focus on more complex ...
Oct 5, 2021
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A new paper in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, indicates that MRIs are cost effective for detecting breast cancer for women with very dense breasts detected by mammography.
Sep 29, 2021
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(HealthDay)—When Nancy Cappello was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer in 2003, she was stunned.
Sep 13, 2021
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Although mammography reduces breast cancer mortality by 15 to 20 percent, the diagnosis in many cases—approximately 15 percent of all breast cancers—occurs after a patient has a negative mammogram and before her next ...
Sep 9, 2021
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Humans still seem to be better than technology when it comes to the accuracy of spotting possible cases of breast cancer during screening, suggests a review published online in The BMJ today.
Sep 1, 2021
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(HealthDay)—For women aged 65 years or older, breast density is associated with an increased risk for invasive breast cancer, according to a study published online Aug. 26 in JAMA Network Open.
Aug 26, 2021
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