ScreeningThis editorial summarizes the key points of the PB Desai Oration, delivered by the author at the National Conference of the Indian Association of Surgical Oncology in Kolkata, India, on September 21, 2019.doi:10.1007/s13193-019-01017-1Ismail,Jatoi...
Breast cancer screening helps people live longer. Screening can catch cancer early, either in the precancerous stage or when it's localized to a very small part of the body. When we can catch it early and decrease the risk of it coming back in the future, patients not only live longer,...
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the United States.Screening for breast cancer means looking for signs of breast cancer in
Earlier this month, a study published in the journal Cancerreported that the percentage of women...Perry, Susan
Mammograms are the most widely used type of screening exam, but there are other methods. A breast MRI, which uses magnets and radio waves to take pictures, may be used with mammograms to screen women at high risk for breast cancer.
All women should get screened for breast cancer every other year starting at age 40. There is not enough evidence to decide whether to continue or stop screening in women 75 years or older and what more should be done to screen for breast cancer in women with dense breasts. ...
screening (e.g. overtreatment and radiation-induced cancers). We also have to recognize that statistical power is lacking for an adequate analysis even of overall mortality. For instance, if we assume that breast cancer mortality is reduced by 30%, the implied reduction in overall mortality ...
"Breast cancer doesn't care if you're transgender, non-binary, or how you identify," said Alexes Hazen, MD, a New York City-based plastic surgeon specializing in gender-affirming procedures. "If you have breast tissue, you need to have [a] screening." ...
Breast cancer screening has the potential for both benefit and harm. It is estimated that 10,000 screening mammograms prevent three-to-four breast cancer deaths [4]. Thus, most women who undergo screening will derive no benefit from it and many might even be harmed. These harms include false...
Breast cancer is a global health issue affecting 2.3 million women per year, causing death in over 600,000. Mammography (and biopsy) is the gold standard for screening and diagnosis. Whilst effective, this test exposes individuals to radiation, has limit