about an abnormal mammogram, you know it can be terrifying, but many of these scares turn out to be false-positives, meaning that after additional imaging or a biopsy, there is no cancer found. False-positive results are common, occurring in 10 to 12% of mammograms in women in their 40s...
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Anew study published in JAMA Oncologyreveals that mammograms — a common cause of false-positive breast cancer diagnoses — result in a much higher rate of breast cancer deaths (84% higher over a 20-year surveillance period) than those who ...
“The finding raises concerns about the potential unintended consequence of false-positive results, where women may avoid screening mammograms in the future,” said lead investigatorDiana Miglioretti, chief of the University of California, Davis' Division of Biostatistics. It’s crucial ...
Even six and 12 months after receiving the good news, they were still twice as likely to be experiencing some mental strain compared to women who had not received a false-positive result, the authors said. "The psychosocial consequences of false-positive screening mammograms are common and can ...
False-positive mammograms are common in women with dense breasts and also in women who has benign tumors, calcium deposits, thick skin, newly retracted nipples, or suspicious lymph nodes. Some studies suggest that women with these characteristics have an increased risk of breast cancer. However,...
The study published Monday in the journal Health Affairs breaks the cost down as follows: $2.8 billion resulting from false-positive mammograms and another $1.2 billion attributed to breast cancer overdiagnosis. That's the treatment of tumors that grow slowly or not at all, and are unlikely to...
False positive mammograms are common Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death for women in the U.S. Early detection using screening mammography is a key strategy to lower the risk of advanced breast cancer and death from this disease. ...
It turns out that these false-positive results are pretty common, especially among younger women, occurring in 10% to 12% of screening mammograms in those women who were aged 40 to 49 years. And I would just note that, of course, the recommendation has gone down now to age 40 to incept...
The article offers information on a retrospective cohort study conducted in the U.S. on the total annual cost of false-positive mammograms and the overdiagnoses of breast cancer in women.doi:10.1007/s40274-015-2065-2NoneSpringer International PublishingPharmacoeconomics & Outcomes News...