Regularly attending screening mammography reduces breast cancer mortality risk
Undergoing mammography for 2 consecutive years before a breast cancer diagnosis conferred a significant reduction in mortality compared with skipping one or both screenings...
View ArticleRepeated attendance at mammography screening confers protection against...
Attending the two most recent screening appointments before a breast cancer diagnosis protects against breast cancer death, according to a Queen Mary study of over half a...
View ArticleU.S. Cancer Centers Go Their Own Way on Mammography
Most U.S. cancer centers recommend that women begin screening for breast cancer at a younger age and continue screening more frequently than recommended by national screening...
View ArticleMammography - Advanced Cancers Are Emerging, Doctors Warn, Citing Pandemic...
People have skipped their cancer screenings and ignored possible symptoms as a result of the pandemic. In some cases, the delay has come at a great cost.
View ArticleMammography - Screening recommendations among breast cancer centers rarely...
Most breast cancer centers in the United States recommend that women undergo screening mammography earlier and more often than recommended by national medical societies, data...
View ArticleMany U.S. Mammography Centers Aren't Following Expert Guidelines: Report
Title: Many U.S. Mammography Centers Aren't Following Expert Guidelines: Report Category: Health News Created: 3/18/2021 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 3/19/2021 12:00:00 AM
View ArticleBut Mammography Trends Can't Be Ignored
A controversial, big-budget breast cancer screening trial got a vote of confidence from a special working group of the NCI. Medscape Medical News
View ArticleStudy looks at U.S. mammography screening rates during the COVID-19 pandemic
In looking at the broader impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health and wellbeing, public health experts are examining screening rates for cancer.
View ArticleRisk-Based Mammography Proposed for Times of Reduced Capacity
During times when healthcare access may be limited, such as during the COVID-19 pandemic, a risk-based approach can help pinpoint the women who are most likely to benefit from...
View ArticleMammography - Mammograms and Mortality: How Has the Evidence Evolved? - by...
Decades of evidence reveal a complicated relationship between mammograms and mortality. Mammograms may detect deadly cancers early, but they may also lead to the diagnosis and...
View ArticleMammography - Breast Cancer Centers Urge Annual Scans, Counter to U.S....
A panel recommends biennial screenings, starting at 50, but a new study took issue with the way hundreds of centers are telling women 40 and up to come in yearly. Some experts...
View Article3D-mammography reduces the number of breast cancer cases diagnosed between...
3D-mammography reduces the number of breast cancer cases diagnosed in the period between routine screenings, when compared with traditional mammography, according to a large...
View ArticleMammography - What Women Need to Know About the Covid Vaccine
Can it affect mammograms or the timing of fertility treatments? What side effects should you look out for? Experts weigh in.
View ArticleMammography - Digital breast tomosynthesis may reduce interval cancer rates...
Digital breast tomosynthesis appeared associated with reductions in interval breast cancer rates compared with traditional digital mammography among a large cohort of women in...
View ArticleMammography - Do I Have to Get the Covid Vaccine in My Arm?
Most people will roll up their sleeves for the injection, but some may want to consider an alternate body part.
View ArticleImmediate-read mammography program reduces disparities, ‘eliminates a huge...
The problem of racial disparities in cancer care is multifaceted, and clinicians or institutions seeking to address the issue may not know where to begin. However, research...
View ArticleAI Could Sharply Reduce Mammography Workload
Using AI to help analyze mammograms and tomosynthesis could eliminate up to 70% of radiology workload in breast cancer screening. Medscape Medical News
View ArticleMammography - Breast Cancer Rates Fell When Regular Hormone Therapy Decreased
Breast cancer rates dropped by half in tandem with the discontinuation of hormone replacement therapy , according to a study published online in the Journal of the National...
View ArticleMammography - Cancer screenings rebounded in late 2020 after COVID-related...
Testing returned to pre-pandemic levels in late 2020 except with colonoscopies for colorectal cancer screening, which continued to lag; rates of mammography for breast cancer...
View ArticleMammography - COVID-19 may have lower-than-expected long-term impact on...
Disruptions in breast cancer care during the COVID-19 pandemic may have a small long-term cumulative impact on breast cancer mortality in the U.S., according to study findings...
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