A systematic review of the scientific literature on dense breasts by researchers at UC Davis and other institutions has found that determinations of breast density can be unreliable and that as many as 19 percent of women ...
Jan 11, 2016
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The use of ultrasound (US) in detecting breast cancer has been shown to be comparable in its sensitivity to that of mammography and should be considered when testing for the disease according to a study published December ...
Dec 28, 2015
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Additional breast cancers found with MRI are sometimes larger and potentially more aggressive than those found on mammography, according to a study published online in the journal Radiology. Researchers said that in some ...
Nov 25, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Not all women with high breast density have high risk of interval cancer, according to a study published in the May 19 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
May 19, 2015
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(HealthDay)—New research finds that black women are more likely than white women to have dense breasts, potentially boosting their breast cancer risk.
Apr 20, 2015
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A government task force says women should get a mammogram every two years starting at age 50—but starting in their 40s should be a personal choice.
Apr 20, 2015
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Ten months after California legislators enacted a controversial law mandating that radiologists notify women if they have dense breast tissue, UC Davis researchers have found that half of primary care physicians are still ...
Jan 28, 2015
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A new breast imaging technique pioneered at Mayo Clinic nearly quadruples detection rates of invasive breast cancers in women with dense breast tissue, according to the results of a major study published this week in the ...
Jan 26, 2015
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Supplemental ultrasound screening for all U.S. women with dense breasts would substantially increase healthcare costs with little improvement in overall health, according to senior author Anna Tosteson, ScD, at Dartmouth ...
Dec 9, 2014
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More women are learning their breasts are so dense that it's more difficult for mammograms to spot cancer. But new research suggests automatically giving them an extra test isn't necessarily the solution.
Dec 8, 2014
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