News tagged with screening mammograms
I-SPY trial offers key insights into locally advanced breast cancer
Jun 02, 2009 |
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Scientists are reporting two findings that could influence the way researchers screen for, treat and assess prognosis for women with locally advanced breast cancer, an aggressive form of the disease. One finding offers a ...
Interpretation time for screening digital mammograms: Is it efficient?
Jan 06, 2009 |
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Digital mammograms take longer to interpret than film-screen mammograms, according to a study performed at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.
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Task force doctor stands by mammogram advice
Nov 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A member of the panel whose new mammogram recommendations have led to confusion is defending the task force's report.
Mammography facility characteristics associated with accuracy of screening
Jun 10, 2008 |
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Some characteristics of mammography facilities are associated with the accuracy of interpretation of screening mammograms, according to a study published online June 10 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Health insurance co-payments studied
Jan 28, 2008 |
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Medical scientists determined small health insurance co-payments have a big effect on U.S. mammography rates.
2 different breast cancer screening strategies are equally effective
Jul 29, 2008 |
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An organized population-based breast cancer screening program in Norway and an approach to screening that relies on physician- and self-referrals in Vermont are equally sensitive for detecting cancer, researchers report in ...
Sebelius: Women should get mammograms by age 40
Nov 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Women should continue getting regular mammograms starting at age 40, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday, moving to douse confusion caused by a task-force recommendation ...
Drop in breast cancer incidence linked to hormone use, not mammograms
Aug 14, 2007 |
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A recent decline in breast cancer incidence is unlikely to be caused by a decrease in mammography screening, according to a study published online August 14 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. It is more likely ...
For many, mammography every other year has benefits of annual screening, but less harm
Nov 17, 2009 |
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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, ...
Study: Cancer survivors not getting needed tests
Jun 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- New research finds that people who had radiation treatments for cancer as children are less likely than the general public or even their healthy siblings to get recommended screening tests.
Mammograms may detect some cancers that would have otherwise regressed
Nov 24, 2008 |
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Breast cancer rates increased significantly in four Norwegian counties after women there began undergoing mammography every two years, according to a report in the November 24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. Rates ...
Mammography may be beneficial to all women, regardless of age
Apr 21, 2008 |
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According to researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, mammography, the gold-standard for breast cancer screening and early detection, has shown to significantly reduce the risk of being diagnosed ...
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