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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A new study finds breast cancer screening rates (BCSR) declined among women aged 50 to 74 years within 32 community health centers that serve lower-income populations during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. The ...
Aug 26, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Substantially fewer women completed screening mammograms at one safety-net hospital during the first year of the pandemic, with Black women experiencing the lowest volumes compared with other racial/ethnic groups, ...
Aug 20, 2021
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Prediction models based on clinical characteristics and imaging findings may help reduce the false-positive rate in women with dense breasts who undergo supplemental breast cancer screening with MRI, according to a new study ...
Aug 17, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Women's use of a range of preventive health services was down in 2020, according to a study published online July 2 in JAMA Health Forum.
Aug 3, 2021
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According to ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), returning to routine screening for BI-RADS 3 lesions on supplemental automated whole-breast US (ABUS) substantially reduces the recall rate, while being unlikely ...
Jul 15, 2021
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A new paper in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute indicates that disruptions in health care due to the COVID 19 pandemic may increase breast cancer deaths.
Jul 14, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Radiologist characteristics predict performance in screening mammography, according to a study published online June 22 in Radiology.
Jul 8, 2021
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