USPSTF New Recommendations Screening for Breast Cancer The limited number or size of studies. Important flaws in study design or methods. Inconsistency of findings across individual studies. Gaps in the chain of evidence. Findings not generalizable to routine primary care ...
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPTF) has issued new breast cancer screening guidelines for 2024, including suggesting mammograms start earlier.
Despite the substantial interest and investment in research on breast cancer screening, there is uncertainty about the magnitude of mammography’s benefits and harms and how to select patients and screening strategies to optimize the balance between benefits and harms. In the face of such uncertainty,...
We systematically reviewed the literature on the accuracy of new technologies proposed for breast cancer screening. Four potential tests were identified (ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), full-field digital mammography (FFDM), and computer-aided detection (CAD)) for which primary studies me...
Update: This post has been clarified to more accurately reflect the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations on breast cancer screening.
In season 3, episode 3 of Targeted Talks, William J. Gradishar, MD, discusses the latest version of the NCCN Clinical Practice Guideline for managing early-stage breast cancer.
The American Cancer Society's recommendations appear to align with the findings in the new study, as the research highlights how screening guidelines should not be a "one-size-fits-all policy," but rather help guide conversations that patients and their doctors have together. ...
Publication: Austin American-Statesman May 02, 2019 Following updated breast cancer screening guidelines from the American College of Physicians and varying recommendations from other medical organizations, Dr. Julie Sprunt of Texas Breast Specialists–Austin shared guidance o...
More information:Scott Klarenbach et al. Recommendations on screening for breast cancer in women aged 40–74 years who are not at increased risk for breast cancer,Canadian Medical Association Journal(2018).DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.180463 Deborah Korenstein. Wise guidance and its challenges: the new Canad...
(HealthDay)—New recommendations have been developed for breast cancer screening based on a life-years-gained model; the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS) official statement was published online May 3. Ad Theguideline recommendationsstate that women age >25 years should undergo formal ris...