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Topic: Screening and Testing (view all topics)

Tags for topic Screening and Testing:

• Biopsy
• Blood Cell Counts
• Blood Marker Tests
• Breast MRI
• Breast Physical Exam
• Breast Self-Exam
• Chest X-Rays
• Digital Tomosynthesis
• FISH Test
• Genetic Testing
• IHC Test
• Inform HER2 Dual ISH Test
• MammaPrint
• Mammography
• Molecular Breast Imaging
• Oncotype DX
• SPoT-Light HER2 CISH
• Thermography
• Ultrasound

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• Breast Cancer Detected by MRI More Likely to be Treated with Mastectomy

  Published on May 16, 2008 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Non-Metastatic, Early-stage: Stage 0 -- DCIS (Ductal Carcinoma in Situ), Early-stage: Stage IA, Early-stage: Stage IB, Early-stage: Stage IIA, Early-stage: Stage IIB, Early-stage: Stage IIIA, Breast MRI, and Mammography

  When breast cancer is diagnosed by MRI, women are more likely to have a mastectomy than a lumpectomy followed by radiation therapy.

• Ultrasound and Mammogram Best for High-Risk Women

  Published on May 13, 2008 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Family History, Genetics (including BRCA), Mammography, and Ultrasound

  A new study shows that ultrasounds plus mammograms find more breast cancers in high-risk women than mammograms alone.

• Small Number of Breast Cancers May Double in Size in 30 Days

  Published on May 8, 2008 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Breast Physical Exam, Breast Self-Exam, and Mammography

  About 5% of breast cancers may double in size in just 1 month and these rapidly growing cancers are more likely to be found in younger women.

• No Upper Age Limit for Mammograms: Women 80 and Older Benefit

  Published on April 22, 2008 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Mammography

  Regular mammograms continue to benefit women age 80 and older.

• Open Discussion About Breast Cancer Family History Leads to Better Understanding of Genetic Testing

  Published on March 19, 2008 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Family History, Genetics (including BRCA), and Genetic Testing

  If a family openly discusses breast cancer and who in the family has been diagnosed, then the women in the family know more about genetic counseling and testing and are more likely to use these services if they're appropriate.

• Women with Abnormal BRCA1 Gene Need Mammogram and MRI Screening

  Published on February 26, 2008 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Genetics (including BRCA), Breast MRI, and Mammography

  Women who have an abnormal BRCA1 gene get more benefits from annual breast cancer screening with BOTH mammogram and MRI, but they also have more false-positive results.

• Breast Cancer Gene Carriers Need Dual Screening

  Published on February 26, 2008 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Genetics (including BRCA), Breast MRI, and Mammography

  Women who have an abnormal BRCA1 gene get more benefits from annual breast cancer screening with BOTH mammogram and MRI, but they also have more false-positive results.

• Detecting Breast Cancer More Difficult in Women Taking Hormone Replacement Therapy

  Published on February 25, 2008 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Menopausal Symptoms, Hormone Replacement Therapy, and Mammography

  Taking combination HRT (hormone replacement therapy) makes it more likely that a woman will have an abnormal mammogram and can make routine screening mammograms harder to read.

• X-Raying Hair May Help Detect Breast Cancer

  Published on February 15, 2008 at 12:00 am

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  A very small study has found that x-rays detect a unique pattern in the hair of women diagnosed with breast cancer.

• Measuring Levels of Specific Protein Doesn’t Help Decide Who Benefits from Chemotherapy

  Published on February 1, 2008 at 12:00 am

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  Measuring the Ki-67 protein in breast cancers doesn't help decide who would benefit from chemotherapy in women diagnosed with hormone-receptor-positive, node-negative disease.