Few women perceive breast density as a cancer risk factor
Most women perceive family history as the greatest risk factor for breast cancer, according to a study published online Jan. 23 in JAMA Network Open.
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Most women perceive family history as the greatest risk factor for breast cancer, according to a study published online Jan. 23 in JAMA Network Open.
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You are among the women who dutifully gets an annual mammogram. Year after year, the results are "normal." But after one mammogram you are shocked to feel a breast lump, which turns out to be cancer. The tumor was hidden ...
Dec 12, 2022
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Residual tumors from Black patients with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive/HER2-negative primary breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) had a higher score of a biomarker of distant metastatic recurrence than ...
Dec 6, 2022
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Scientists at the UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have demonstrated the first in-person measurements of breast tissue using an innovative new detection technique, which has the potential to significantly improve breast ...
Sep 21, 2022
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A two-pronged approach to imaging breast density in mice, developed by researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, has resulted in better detection of changes in breast tissue, including spotting early ...
Sep 14, 2022
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Breast density is one factor in assessing a person's risk of developing breast cancer. Existing state breast density notification laws have increased breast density awareness among patients and providers, but clinical records ...
Apr 25, 2022
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Breast density notifications aim to educate women about the risks of high breast density, defined as having more fibroglandular tissue than fatty tissue, as visualized on a mammogram. Prompted by activists whose own breast ...
Mar 21, 2022
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An artificial intelligence (AI) tool can accurately and consistently classify breast density on mammograms, according to a study in Radiology: Artificial Intelligence.
Mar 17, 2022
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Having dense breasts (more fibroglandular tissue than fatty tissue, as visualized on a mammogram) reduces the sensitivity of mammography by masking breast cancers and carries a 1.6- to 2.0-fold increased independent risk ...
Mar 14, 2022
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A family history of breast cancer (FHBC) is positively associated with mammographic breast density in premenopausal women, according to a study published online Feb. 17 in JAMA Network Open.
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