Women who have very dense breast tissue may have a harder time getting diagnosed and being treated for breast cancer, a new study has found. Researchers say that dense breast tissue is easily mistaken for cancer during a mammogram, which may lead doctors to qualify mammogram results as abnormal. Previous research also suggests that patients who have dense breasts may be four times as likely to develop breast cancer, and more likely to develop a local recurrence after lumpectomy than women who...
Read moreEven though I’m not yet 40, that magical age for women to begin receiving mammograms, I’ve had breast cancer. That makes me a strong... Read more »
Better mammography: A new and improved technology for reading mammograms called CAD (computer-aided detection) is described in the latest... Read more »
Please read my new article on screening and diagnostic mammograms. It discusses what they are and their role in breast cancer detection and... Read more »
The Big Squeeze. Cartoons have been drawn about it, jokes made about it, pain-preventive measures sympathetically prescribed… But... Read more »
Once you’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer, it’s hard to look upon the annual mammogram as just another diagnostic breast exam. At... Read more »
Mammograms can be used for both screening and diagnostic purposes. Screening is recommended for all women, beginning at age 40, and allows... Read more »
Source: Breastcancer.org
Just like any other kind of interpretation, reading a mammogram is a skill that radiologists develop over time. They look for any signs of... Read more »
A new study suggests that women who take combined hormone therapy may have a higher risk of inaccurate mammograms and biopsies. HRT makes breast... Read more »
Source: Breastcancer.org
Watch Dr. Marisa Weiss's special message about the importance of annual mammograms. Dr. Weiss and Geralyn Lucas — author, breast cancer survivor,... Read more »
Source: Breastcancer.org
In the United States, you should have mammography only at a facility accredited by the American College of Radiology (ACR) — quality is critical.... Read more »