http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Breast cancer screening guidelines generally recommend mammography begin at age 40. However, based on prior national research, an estimated 34 percent of non-Hispanic black women, 30 percent of non-Hispanic white women and 22 percent of Hispanic women aged 30 to 39 have reported having a mammogram. http://www.physorg.com/news179471141.html Medicine & Health Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:06:26 EST news179471141 Results of a large-scale clinical trial presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) provide the first strong evidence of the benefit of annual screening ultrasound for women with dense breasts who are at elevated risk for breast cancer. In addition, the study confirmed that MRI is highly sensitive in depicting early breast cancer. http://www.physorg.com/news178952347.html Medicine & Health Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:01:20 EST news178952347 Low-dose radiation from annual mammography screening may increase breast cancer risk in women with genetic or familial predisposition to breast cancer, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). http://www.physorg.com/news178868321.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:40:01 EST news178868321 A comprehensive analysis of various mammography screening schedules suggests that biennial (every two years) screening of average risk women between the ages of 50 and 74 achieves most of the benefits of annual screening, but with less harm. The results represent a unanimous consensus of six independent research groups from various academic institutions. Their findings are published in the November 17, 2009 Annals of Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news177663689.html Medicine & Health Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:40:01 EST news177663689 Later diagnosis, less first-course treatment and race are the main reasons for the difference in mortality between rich and poor breast cancer patients. A new study, published in the open access journal BMC Cancer, suggests that targeted interventions to increase breast cancer screening and treatment coverage in worse-off patients could reduce much of the socioeconomic disparity in survival. http://www.physorg.com/news174718185.html Medicine & Health Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:59:14 EST news174718185 (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) are recommending that menopausal women on hormone therapy (HT) continue their treatment prior to having their annual mammogram screenings. These recommendations appear as an editorial in the current on-line issue of Journal of the North American Menopause Society. http://www.physorg.com/news173368320.html Medicine & Health Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:20:01 EST news173368320 Breast cancer detection rates and sensitivity were higher, but so were false-positive rates, among mammography centers that offered clinical breast examination in addition to mammography, according to new study published online August 31 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://www.physorg.com/news170954852.html Medicine & Health Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:40:01 EST news170954852 The use of digital mammography equipment alone is responsible for an increased number of breast cancers detected at a community-based mammography facility, according to a study performed at San Luis Diagnostic Center in San Luis Obispo, CA. http://www.physorg.com/news168518947.html Medicine & Health Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:20:01 EST news168518947 Some women take a short break from using postmenopausal hormone therapy before getting their breasts screened for cancer with mammography. They hope to lower their risk of being called back afterward for unnecessary extra breast imaging. But taking a short break from hormones doesn't actually work for this purpose, according to the first large-scale randomized controlled trial to address the question. The READ (Radiological Evaluation and Breast Density) trial of more than 1,700 Group Health women is in the June 2, 2009 Annals of Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news163095683.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:21:52 EST news163095683 Nearly 20% of patients with recently diagnosed breast cancer had additional malignant tumors found only by MRI, according to a study performed at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. http://www.physorg.com/news162214753.html Medicine & Health Fri, 22 May 2009 12:40:32 EST news162214753 Side discrepancy errors in radiology reports do occur and it is important that radiologists, referring physicians and patients communicate well to help prevent errors in clinical management, according to a study performed at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. "Side discrepancy errors refer to instances when the side of the lesion is incorrectly noted in one or more sections of the radiology report," said Minal Jagtiani Sangwaiya, MD, lead author of the study. http://www.physorg.com/news162047036.html Medicine & Health Wed, 20 May 2009 14:05:19 EST news162047036 3T MRI, a powerful tool for evaluating patients with a high risk of having breast cancer, can detect a significant number of lesions not found on mammography and sonography, according to a study performed at the University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH. http://www.physorg.com/news160761351.html Medicine & Health Tue, 05 May 2009 16:57:28 EST news160761351 Obese women may be putting themselves at greater risk of breast cancer by not undergoing regular screening. According to new research by Dr. Nisa Maruthur and her team from The John Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, USA, seriously obese women are significantly less likely to say they have undergone a recent mammography than normal weight women, especially if they are white. Maruthur's findings are published online this week in Springer's Journal of General Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news156434283.html Medicine & Health Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:58:32 EST news156434283 Breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI) is effective in the detection of cancers not found on mammograms or by clinical exam, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). http://www.physorg.com/news147531067.html Medicine & Health Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:51:07 EST news147531067 A dual-headed dedicated gamma camera used during molecular breast imaging (MBI) can accurately detect small breast tumors less than 2 cm in size, according to a study performed at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. http://www.physorg.com/news147358077.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:47:57 EST news147358077 The simple application of a pain-relieving gel may reduce the breast discomfort some women experience during mammography exams, according to the results of a clinical trial published in the online edition of Radiology. http://www.physorg.com/news135928297.html Medicine & Health Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:51:37 EST news135928297