Abbreviated MRI is superior to whole-breast ultrasound for detection of cancer in dense breasts
1. Abbreviated MRI detected three times as many invasive cancers compared with ABUS. 2. Contrast-enhanced mammography detected a greater number ...
Tag: breast cancer screening
Less frequent mammography is non-inferior to annual screening for breast cancer survival in women after curative treatment
1. 5-year breast cancer-specific survival was comparable between annual and less frequent mammography groups. 2. Less-frequent mammographic surveillance showed a ...
False-positive mammography results may deter women from continued screening
1. In this cohort study, women were less likely to return for mammogram screening if their original result was a ...
ChatGPT accurately selects imaging modality for breast cancer screening and pain assessment
1. In this clinical decision support study, the performance of the Chat Generative Pre-training Transformer (ChatGPT) in recommending appropriate imaging ...
The Scan by 2 Minute Medicine®: Mammogram Recommendation Changes, COVID Called Off, Canadian Wildfires, and National Nurses Week
The Scan by 2 Minute Medicine® is a pop-culture medical newsletter and exclusive benefit for 2 Minute Medicine Plus subscribers. ...
Measuring the rate of change of breast density over time may help to refine breast cancer screening
1. A significantly slower rate of breast density decline over time was observed in the breast that developed cancer when ...
Breast cancer overdiagnosis rates not as high as estimated previously
1. About 1 in 7 cases of screen-detected cancer is overdiagnosed in the US population. 2. The rate of breast ...
Incidence of benign breast diseases and their association with age, family history of breast cancer, and hormonal activities
1. The incidence of fibroadenoma, epithelial proliferation with and without atypia, and fibrocystic changes peak in women in their 40s, ...
#VisualAbstract: Low mammographic breast density may be associated with an increased risk of developing severe lymphedema
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