2 Minute Medicine Rewind March 4, 2019
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Tag: breast cancer screening
First-degree family history of breast cancer associated with increased risk of breast cancer in older women
1. In this prospective cohort study, first-degree family history of breast cancer was associated with increased risk of breast cancer ...
Breast cancer screening using MRI versus mammography associated with more biopsies but lower cancer yield
1. In women both with and without personal history of breast cancer (PHBC), screening MRI was associated with higher biopsy ...
Breast cancer screening associated with substantial overdiagnosis in Danish study
1. In this retrospective cohort, breast cancer screening was not associated with a reduction in advanced tumors. 2. Breast cancer ...
Advent of mammography associated with increased detection of smaller breast tumors
1. After advent of mammography, detection rate of large tumors decreases while detection of smaller tumors increases. 2. The decreased ...
Breast density and risk may guide mammography screening frequency
1. Simulation models indicated that annual screening, compared to biennial screening, for high-risk women with dense breasts resulted in a ...
Changing order of mammogram readings not linked to improved cancer detection rate
1. Detection rate, recall rate, and rate of disagreement between readers was not affected by changing the reading order of ...
Screening mammography may result in overdiagnosis of breast cancer
1. Screening mammography practices resulted in an increase in breast cancer incidence. 2. Despite an increased incidence of small breast ...
Breast ultrasound screening model reveals increased costs for small benefits
1. Microsimulation models demonstrated limited health benefits of supplemental ultrasonography for women with dense breasts and substantial increases in cost. ...
Limited benefit to extending breast cancer screening in older women
1. After implementation of routine screening in older women, the incidence of early stage breast cancer increased, but there was ...