Research News on Screening and Testing
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Genetic Testing of Breast Milk May Help Determine Risk
A small, very early study suggests that doing genetic testing on breast milk could help identify women with breast cancer and women at high risk for breast cancer.
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MRI Better at Detecting Cancer Earlier in Women with Abnormal Breast Cancer Gene
New research has found that women with an abnormal breast cancer gene screened with MRI were less likely to be diagnosed with advanced-stage breast cancer compared to being screened with other tests.
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Mammograms Less Effective in Women with Personal History of Breast Cancer
Screening mammograms are less effective at finding cancer in women with a personal history of breast cancer.
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Three-Dimensional Mammogram System Approved by FDA
In February 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a three-dimensional mammogram system (called the Selenia Dimensions System).
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Experts Offer Opinions on Mammography Recommendations
Experts offer opinions on the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's controversial recommendations to breast cancer screening guidelines that were issued in November 2009.
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Circulating Tumor Cells Linked to Worse Prognosis
New studies suggest that even one circulating tumor cell in a blood sample from a woman diagnosed with breast cancer is linked to a worse prognosis.
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Consider Second Opinion if HER2 Test is Negative
Research suggests that HER2 test results may not be interpreted correctly, even at expert labs.
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Only About 50% of Women 40 and Older Getting Screening Mammograms
Even before the public outcry about the proposed changes to mammogram guidelines, only about half of women age 40 and older were getting screened as recommended.
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Annual Screening with Both Mammography and MRI Seems Better Than Only Mammography for Women with Personal History of Breast Cancer
Research suggests that yearly screening with BOTH mammography and breast MRI might be better than only a yearly mammogram for women with a personal history of breast cancer.
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Women with Family History of Breast Cancer Benefit from Mammograms Starting at 40
A new British study suggests that screening mammograms in women aged 40 to 50 with a family history of breast cancer are beneficial.
