Tag: Mammography
RSNA: BMI Linked to Detection of Larger Breast Tumors
BMI linked to detection of tumor larger than 2 cm among screen-detected and interval cancers
Engaging Muslim Women May Up Odds of Mammogram
Significant increase in self-reported likelihood of obtaining mammogram following intervention
Mortality Estimates Favor Annual Mammography From Age 40
Researchers estimate thousands of U.S. lives would be saved each year if mammograms started at age 40
Adding MRI to Mammography Ups Detection of Breast Cancer
Findings in women aged ≤50 years who had undergone breast conservation therapy
ACOG: Shared Decision-Making Key to Breast Cancer Screening
Critically important for patient's value, preferences be factored into process, ACOG leader says
Both Detection, False-Positives Up With Digital Mammograms
Digital technology leads to increased abnormal interpretation and cancer detection rates
Mammography Found to Result in Substantial Overdiagnosis
One in three women diagnosed with breast cancer have nonthreatening tumors
Perceived Breast Density May Affect Single Read Suitability
Features mainly linked to mammographic breast density are key in influencing classification of normal
Improved Breast Cancer Screening Rates With ACA
Waiving costs appears to improve mammography rates, but not colonoscopy, even among the poor
RSNA: No Evidence for Age-Based Mammography Cut-Off
Researchers find benefits for some women up to the age of 90
