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breasts— and having this type of tissue is linked to a higher risk of developing breast cancer, although experts are not sure why. Denser tissues also make it more difficult to spot signs of cancer on a mammogram. For this reason, additional screening using an MRI or ultrasound may be ...
The article discusses variations of mammogram that can improve the detection of breast cancer for some women. Topics covered include contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) endorsed by the American Cancer Society for women with 20 to 25 percent lifetime risk of breast cancer, digital ...
Women find out if they have dense breasts after a mammogram. Women with dense breasts have a higher chance of getting breast cancer and that risk increases the more dense breasts are. While having dense breasts means that mammograms may not work as well, it’s important to still get screened...
Breast cancer may not be visible on a screening mammogram if:The cancer is very small The cancer is in an area that is not easily imaged with mammography (such as in the axilla; the underarm region) The cancer is obscured by other shadows...
When breast cancer enters a family's life, it initiates a shared journey marked by challenges, fears, and triumphs. Family members become integral to the narrative, their stories weaving a rich tapestry that highlights the profound impact of early detection through mammogram screenings. These tales...
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), based in Rockdale, Maryland, has released a draft of new guidelines for breast cancer screenings, recommending that women begin getting mammograms every other year starting at the age of 40. The new guidelines apply to women who are deemed at...
False-positive mammogram results lead to more testing, which is time consuming and can cause unnecessary anxiety. On average, among all 50-year-old women who start breast cancer screening, more than half will have a false-positive mammogram result over the next 10 years. Another possible harm ...
According to studies, breast cancer screening using MRI two times a year is considered better than one mammogram per year to detect breast cancer early in young women who are at high risk of breast cancer. MRI may particularly be favorable because they have a higher resolution than mammograms ...
The rapid development of deep learning, a family of machine learning techniques, has spurred much interest in its application to medical imaging problems. Here, we develop a deep learning algorithm that can accurately detect breast cancer on screening ma