Research News on Screening and Testing
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MRI Better at Finding DCIS Than Mammograms
Research shows that MRI detects DCIS better than mammograms.
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Genetic Testing Guidelines Need Revision Experts Say
Current genetic testing recommendations don't take into account women who have few female relatives and no family history of breast cancer.
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Regular Mammograms Find Cancers Early
Getting regular mammograms reduces the risk of advanced breast cancer.
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Experts Concerned About Lower Mammography Rates
Researchers worry that fewer U.S. women getting mammograms will mean more women die from the disease.
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Extremely Overweight Women Get Fewer Mammograms
Overweight women are less like to be screened for breast and cervical cancer.
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Genetic Testing Calms Women with Family History
High risk women who know their BRCA1 and BRCA2 status worry less about breast cancer.
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“False Alarms” Cause Long-Term Anxiety
False positives cause long-term anxiety.
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Computer-Aided Mammogram Reading Leads to More False Positives
Computer-aided reading of mammograms questioned, but Breastcancer.org says don't give up on this technology
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American Cancer Society Tells Diagnosed Women to Have Other Healthy Breast Scanned with MRI
MRI scans now recommended to check for cancer in the other breast of newly diagnosed women, as well as for women at high risk.
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Annual Doctor Visits Lead to More Cancer Screening
Women who visit their primary care doctors for routine check-ups are more likely to have regular mammograms than women who don't.
