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Mammography Centers Specializing in Screening Tend to Be More Accurate
Mammogram centers that focused on only screening mammograms and had only one doctor who specialized in breast imaging read the screening mammograms were more likely to have accurate screening mammogram readings, according to a new study.
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Follow-up Mammograms Not Reliable for About 2% of Women
A small percentage of follow-up mammograms continued to miss abnormalities that were truly breast cancer after an initial mammogram found a benign-looking abnormality.
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Breast Cancer Detected by MRI More Likely to be Treated with Mastectomy
When breast cancer is diagnosed by MRI, women are more likely to have a mastectomy than a lumpectomy followed by radiation therapy.
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Ultrasound and Mammogram Best for High-Risk Women
A new study shows that ultrasounds plus mammograms find more breast cancers in high-risk women than mammograms alone.
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Small Number of Breast Cancers May Double in Size in 30 Days
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.
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No Upper Age Limit for Mammograms: Women 80 and Older Benefit
Regular mammograms continue to benefit women age 80 and older.
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Women with Abnormal BRCA1 Gene Need Mammogram and MRI Screening
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.
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Breast Cancer Gene Carriers Need Dual Screening
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.
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Detecting Breast Cancer More Difficult in Women Taking Hormone Replacement Therapy
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.
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Digital Mammograms Better Than Film for Younger Women
Digital mammograms are more accurate in finding breast cancer than film mammograms for women who are younger than 50, have dense breasts, or who still have their periods (or have had a period within the past year).
