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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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• Many Women Not Getting Recommended Breast Cancer Screening

  Published on January 26, 2012 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Mammography

  National screening rates for colon, breast, and cervical cancer are low.

• Most Women Share Genetic Test Results with Kids Even Though Value Isn’t Clear

  Published on January 9, 2012 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Genetics (including BRCA) and Genetic Testing

  Research has found that women who had abnormal breast cancer gene testing usually shared the test results with their children younger than 25, even though it's not clear that sharing the results with kids this young has value.

• OncotypeDx Test Can Help Decide if Radiation Needed After DCIS Surgery

  Published on December 7, 2011 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Oncotype DX, Standard (most typical), Breast, After surgery, and External

  The OncotypeDx test can help doctors decide if women diagnosed with DCIS need radiation therapy.

• Canadian Task Force Changes Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations

  Published on November 21, 2011 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Mammography

  A Canadian task force has recommended that routine screening mammograms should start at age 50 instead of age 40.

• Breast MRI Better at Finding Disease in High-Risk Women, but Doesn’t Improve Outcome

  Published on November 17, 2011 at 12:00 am

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

  Breast MRI is better at finding breast cancer in high-risk women, but it may not change overall outcomes if these women are diagnosed.

• Screening Mammograms Save Lives

  Published on October 24, 2011 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Mammography

  A study estimates that screening mammograms save the lives of between 3% and 13% of all women aged 50 to 59 diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer.

• Annual Mammograms Find Cancer Earlier, but Cause More False Positives

  Published on October 17, 2011 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Mammography

  A study has found that when women start getting mammograms at age 40, about 61% of them will be called back for more imaging tests because of a false-positive. Mammograms every other year lower the number of false positives, but increase the number of breast cancers detected at an advanced stage.

• Survivors Need Ongoing, Long-Term Screening

  Published on October 2, 2011 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Personal History of Breast Cancer, Breast MRI, Mammography, and Ultrasound

  Regular breast cancer screening for survivors saves lives and should be done for at least 10 years after diagnosis.

• Study Supports Mammograms and Breast Self-Exams Starting at 40

  Published on September 9, 2011 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Breast Self-Exam and Mammography

  A large study offers more evidence that annual mammograms benefit all women, including women 40 to 50 years old.

• Computer-Aided Detection Mammograms Increase Risk of False-Positive Reading

  Published on July 28, 2011 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Mammography

  A very large study found that using computers to help read mammograms didn't improve detection of either early-stage or advanced-stage breast cancers and increased the risk of a false-positive reading.