Mammogram

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- Breast cancers found between mammograms more likely to be aggressive - 4
- Combined hormone therapy makes breast cancer detection difficult - 3.6
- Mammogram alerts may save lives from breast cancer - 3.6
- Breast cancer screening mammography not a true life saver - 3.5
- African American women get delay in breast cancer related care - 3.2
- Higher breast density increases breast cancer risk - 2.8
- Genetic link between breast density and breast cancer - 2.6
- Mammograms read by computers will boost cancer detection - 2.5
- Screening mammography for breast cancer improved - 2.5
- Susan G. Komen stops funding breast cancer programs at Planned Parenthood - 2

Mammogram articles

Breast cancers found between mammograms more likely to be aggressive
Breast cancers that are first detectable in the interval between screening mammograms are more likely to be aggressive, fast-growing tumors according to a study published online May 3rd in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Mammogram alerts may save lives from breast cancer
Women confused about when to have a mammogram have a new interactive source of information - MammographySavesLives.org - launching this week along with a series of public service announcements on television and radio stations across US.

Screening mammography for breast cancer improved
Researchers analyzing 2.5 million screening mammograms performed on nearly one million women found discrimination of cancerous from non-cancerous lesions improved over a nine-year period. Results of the study are published in the online edition of the journal Radiology.

Genetic link between breast density and breast cancer
A University of Melbourne study has revealed that certain breast cancer genetic variants increase mammographic density, confirming the link between mammographic breast density and breast cancer.

Caution about mammography use among women younger than 40 years
Breast cancer screening guidelines generally recommend mammography begin at age 40. However, based on prior national research, an estimated 34 percent of non-Hispanic black women, 30 percent of non-Hispanic white women and 22 percent of Hispanic women aged 30 to 39 have reported having a mammogram.

Breast ultrasound can reduce breast biopsies in young women
Targeted breast ultrasound of suspicious areas of the breast, including lumps, is a safe, reliable and cost-effective alternative to invasive biopsies for women under age 40.

Mammogram policy unchanged for breast cancer screening, US
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius issued the following statement today on new breast cancer screening recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force:

Breast cancer recurrence high in women with dense breasts
Women treated for breast cancer are at higher risk of cancer recurrence if they have dense breasts, revealed by researchers in a study published in the Cancer -- journal of the American Cancer Society.

African American women get delay in breast cancer related care
African-American women face obstacles to receive appropriate breast cancer–related care in US. There is a significant delay in follow-up times among African-American women after the finding of a suspicious breast abnormality.

Breast cancer screening mammography not a true life saver
Women are often told that mammography saves lives. But rarely is the question asked, 'how often?'

Women with BRCA mutation most likely to undergo mastectomy
Women at increased risk for breast cancer because of the genetic BRCA mutations are more likely to think a prophylactic mastectomy is the best way to reduce their risk for the disease, compared to other women who are at high risk, according to researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

New breast imaging BSGI effective in detection of breast cancers
Breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI) is effective in the detection of cancers not found on mammograms or by clinical exam, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

Some breast cancers may regress naturally
Breast cancer rates increased significantly in four Norwegian counties after women there began undergoing mammography every two years, according to a report in the November 24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Mammograms read by computers will boost cancer detection
A computer can safely replace a medical expert in a revolutionary way of interpreting a breast X-ray – according to a Cancer Research UK funded study.

Breast cancer mammograms benefit women up to the age of 75
Breast cancer screening is effective, appropriate and reduces deaths from the disease in women aged up to 75 years old according to new research in over 860,000 women aged 70-75 presented at the 6th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-6) in Berlin.

Combined hormone therapy makes breast cancer detection difficult
Combined hormone therapy appears to increase the risk that women will have abnormal mammograms and breast biopsies, and it may decrease the effectiveness of both methods for detecting breast cancer, according to a report in the Feb. 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

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