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Women with diabetes less likely to have mammograms
Researchers at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto, Canada, set out to study the extent to which differences in socioeconomic status explain lower mammography rates in women with diabetes and found...
View ArticleCutting carbs may reduce IGF1 breast cancer recurrence
A reduced-carbohydrate diet may reduce breast cancer recurrence in women whose tumor tissue is positive for insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF1) receptor, according to a new study in Cancer...
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Is there an unmet need for post-mastectomy reconstruction?
Most women who undergo mastectomy following breast cancer do not then undergo breast reconstruction. In light of this, a team of researchers recently conducted a survey to determine if women are...
View ArticleDo women understand mammograms?
How do women feel about mammograms? What prevents some women from receiving the screening? A newly published report from the Society for Women’s Health Research, which surveyed more than 3000 women...
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Surgical options for reducing risk in BRCA mutation carriers
Dr. Cass is Vice Chair and Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California. She is also a member of the Contemporary OB/GYN...
View ArticleUS bill for false-positive mammograms: $4 billion annually
An analysis of routine mammography in women aged 40 to 59 shows that false-positive results and overdiagnosis of breast cancer are costing the United States $4 billion every year. Published in Health...
View ArticleWomen's Health Update: Breast biopsies read as atypia may warrant a second look
Breast biopsies read as atypia may warrant a second look A multicenter study of breast biopsy interpretation that compared diagnoses by an expert consensus panel and pathologists in clinical practice...
View ArticleUSPSTF mammography guidelines spark debate
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)’s updated recommendations on mammography are open for public comment, prompting renewed debate about the value of screening in women younger than age 50....
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What price reassurance?
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View ArticleDo dense breasts mean more imaging?
With more states mandating disclosures to women about breast density, patient counseling about alternatives to annual mammographic screening is becoming common. Use of an online tool that calculates a...
View ArticleAlcohol consumption, mammographic density and breast cancer risk
Results of a population-based Swedish study may make women at high risk of breast cancer think twice about their drinking habits. Published in the British Journal of Cancer, the data show an...
View ArticleACA’s impact on women’s spending for contraception
An analysis of claims data from a national insurer shows that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has translated into lower out-of-pocket costs for contraception for women. Since 2008, on average, users of...
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Mammography may miss 1/3 of cancer in dense breasts (sponsored)
40% of women have dense breast tissue which makes it difficult to detect cancer with mammography. Invenia ABUS automated breast ultrasound helps improve invasive breast cancer detection in dense...
View ArticleAre the benefits of mammography overstated?
A new review of the Swedish randomized trials that have long influenced use of mammography for breast cancer screening may call into question the benefits of the technology. Researchers from the...
View ArticleBeyond BRCA: Promising results with multigene testing for breast cancer
Results of a multicenter observational study suggest that testing for a panel of genes may be the wave of the future for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer and alter the course of clinical...
View ArticleAre CAD mammograms a waste of money?
According to a study in JAMA Internal Medicine, interpretation of mammograms with computer-aided detection (CAD) may be no better than without use of the technology. CAD is used for most screening...
View ArticleDoes MRI use impact breast cancer treatment?
Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may lead to more aggressive care for breast cancer, including contralateral prophylactic mastectomies, according to the results of a Canadian...
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