DEAR MAYO CLINIC: After a recent mammogram, I was told that I have dense breast tissue. What does that mean? Should I be concerned? What does that mean for my future screenings?
Oct 28, 2020
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Beth Reisboard, 76, was relieved in 2018 when she received the results from her annual mammogram: "Negative." But her OB-GYN suggested she have a second screening. Reisboard has dense breasts, which means there are certain ...
Oct 27, 2020
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A new comparison of two breast-screening technologies has found that, for most women, digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT, also called 3-D mammography) is superior to digital mammography for cancer detection and for reducing ...
Jul 28, 2020
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According to a study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association, abbreviated breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) detected significantly more cancers than digital breast tomosynthesis (3-D mammography) ...
Feb 25, 2020
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Mammography screening for breast cancer saves lives. But another test may be better for women with dense breasts. Dr. Deborah Rhodes, an internal medicine specialist from the Breast Diagnostic Clinic at Mayo Clinic, says ...
Oct 15, 2019
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(HealthDay)—Women with dense breasts who get mammograms must be told of their higher risk for breast cancer under new rules proposed Wednesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Mar 27, 2019
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A new, large-scale study of more than 5 million mammograms found that annual mammography screening beginning at age 30 may benefit women with at least one of three specific risk factors: dense breasts, a personal history ...
Nov 28, 2018
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Spanish-speaking women encounter unique challenges when receiving notifications regarding their mammogram results and breast density.
Oct 24, 2018
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Researchers using automated breast density measurements have found that women with mammographically dense breast tissue have higher recall and biopsy rates and increased odds of screen-detected and interval breast cancer, ...
Jun 26, 2018
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Automated breast-density evaluation was just as accurate in predicting women's risk of breast cancer, found and not found by mammography, as subjective evaluation done by radiologists, in a study led by researchers at UC ...
Apr 30, 2018
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