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RSNA 2019: Biennial Mammography Screening Yields More Advanced-Stage Cancers
2019 27 Nov
Mammography screening has been helpful in lowering breast cancer mortality, but there is ongoing debate on how often women should be screened. A new study has found that biennial mammography screening is associated with advanced-stage breast cancer compared with annual screening. Additionally, women undergoing screenings every two years tended... Read more
Study: Fewer recalls mean higher interval cancer rates
2018 03 Apr
New research finds that lower screening mammography recall rates – the rates at which women are called back for additional testing based on suspicious findings – correlate with higher rates of breast cancers detected between screenings (or interval cancers). Analysis of some 5 million screening episodes from 84 screening facilities in the UK showed... Read more
Angela Maas
2017 21 Aug
Professor of Women’s Cardiac Health Department of Cardiology - Radboud University Medical Center Nijm egen, the Netherlands Never give up. What is your top management tip? Don't forget your personal life, because although ambition is important there is always a personal life behind. What... Read more
Gender Matters in Cardiology
2017 21 Aug
Meet pioneering gynaecardiologist Angela Maas, who explains why there's still a lot to do when it comes to cardiovascular disease in women. Cardiovascular disease in women is an enduring passion for cardiologist Angela Maas, who has been a pioneer in Europe in this field. Prof. Maas started an outpatient cardiology clinic for women in... Read more
The American Society of Breast Surgeons 18th Annual Meeting
2017 26 Apr
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