Mammography may detect over 85% of breast tumors, and results are still better if the screening is conducted along with a physical examination. It is clear that screening women older than 50 years reduces the number of deaths from breast cancer. However, in women younger than 50 years, breast...
Expert challenges new mammogram guidelines; screening should start at age 40, not 50 as U.S. task force recommends, Harvard radiologist says.Goodwin, Jenifer
Newbreast cancer screeningguidelines are out from the American Cancer Society, and they bump up the recommended age for a first mammogram from 40 to 45 for women at average risk for breast cancer. The new guidelines also recommend that women transition to every other year screenings after the ...
Screening mammographyfalse-positive mammogrambreast cancerPurpose To assess whether women with a false-positive mammogram who do return for screening are less likely to be compliant with screening mammography guidelines than are women with a negative mammogram. Methods This institutional review board-...
Screening mammographyfalse-positive mammogrambreast cancerPurpose: To assess whether women with a false-positive mammogram who do return for screening are less likely to be compliant with screening mammography guidelines than are women with a negative mammogram.Hardesty, Lara A.Lind, Kimberly E....
Mammogram Decision Hinges on Patient-Doc Talk, Ob-Gyn Group Says; Updated Guidelines Say Average-Risk Women Can Start Screening at Age 40Doheny, Kathleen