Search Tag: dense breasts
Rsna14-3d-mammography-improves-cancer-detection-in-dense-breasts
2014 02 Dec
According to a new study being presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), digital breast tomosynthesis, also known as 3D mammography, has the potential to significantly increase the cancer detection rate in mammography screening of women with dense breasts. Breasts that have more fibrous or glandular...Read more
New-breast-exam-quadruples-breast-cancer-detection
2015 26 Jan
Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI), a new breast imaging technique pioneered at Mayo Clinic, nearly quadruples detection rates of invasive breast cancers in women with dense breast tissue. Results of a major study show that MBI increased the detection rate of invasive breast cancers by more than 360 percent when used in addition to regular screening mammography....Read more
Ultrasound-lags-mri-for-supplemental-breast-cancer-screening
2015 01 Mar
Cancer screening of women with dense breast tissue is a subject of great interest to both the medical community and the mass media. In many studies, dense parenchyma has been shown to reduce the sensitivity of mammography to half that of fatty breasts. About 40 percent of women 40 years of age or older have dense breast tissue, which makes supplemental...Read more
Could-mri-improve-breast-cancer-risk-prediction
2015 13 May
According to a new study published in Radiology , MRI can provide important information about a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer. The findings suggest that MRI can play an expanded role in breast cancer screening and prevention. Previous studies show that dense breast tissue is associated with an increased likelihood of breast cancer development....Read more
Gamma-medica-bolsters-executive-team-to-support-fight-against-breast-cancer
2015 11 Jun
Gamma Medica, a leader in molecular breast imaging (MBI) technology, announced that Philip M. Croxford has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer. The company also named Scott Headland as its new Vice President of Sales. These executive changes align with Gamma Medica’s focus on commercialising its unique breast imaging technology for improved cancer...Read more
Mbi-cost-effective-secondary-breast-screening-method
2015 20 Aug
A Mayo Clinic study shows that molecular breast imaging (MBI) for women with dense breast tissue resulted in a lower cost per cancer detected than screening with mammography alone. MBI helped increase accuracy of breast cancer diagnosis, and in combination with mammography, resulted in cost savings of approximately 15 percent, according to the new study...Read more
Pre-clinical-study-better-mammograms-in-dense-tissue
2015 23 Sep
Breast density reduces the accuracy of mammography when screening for breast cancer. Now a new mammogram procedure — already tested in pre-clinical studies of mice — could be more reliable in detecting breast cancer in women with dense mammary tissues, according to a new study published in the journal ACS Nano . The new technique involved injecting...Read more
Adding-ultrasound-to-breast-screening-improves-detection
2015 10 Nov
A large study in Japan finds improved rates of detection for breast cancer in women when ultrasound was added to standard mammography tests in breast screening. In addition to accurately detecting more cases of breast cancer, the combo method increased detection rate of early cancers, according to the results published in The Lancet . Early detection...Read more
Study-does-breast-density-increase-breast-cancer-risk
2015 09 Dec
Women with dense breast often worry about breast cancer, but new research from Johns Hopkins shows that breast density alone does not affect their risk. Age and body fat are more important co-factors that contribute to breast cancer risk, according to the Johns Hopkins study published in the journal European Radiology . Previous studies suggest that...Read more
Study-us-breast-cancer-detection-rate-comparable-to-mammography
2015 28 Dec
A new study shows that breast cancer detection rate with ultrasound (US) is comparable with mammography, with a greater proportion of invasive and node-negative cancers among US detections. The findings, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI) , have led researchers to advise that US should be considered when testing for the...Read more
Making-breast-screening-even-safer
2016 11 Jan
Digital mammograms pose only a small risk of radiation-induced breast cancer for most women, based on a modelling study conducted by an international team of researchers. However, the results show increased risk for women with large breasts or breast implants, who must often receive extra screening views, increasing their radiation exposure. Screening...Read more
Which-modality-for-which-breast-density
2016 12 Jan
A systematic review of available data on dense breasts has found that determinations of breast density can be unreliable and that as many as 19 percent of women are reclassified as dense rather than non-dense or vice versa from one mammogram to the next. The review, conducted by researchers at UC Davis and other institutions, also found that supplemental...Read more
Screening-recommendations
2016 18 Jan
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has published final recommendations on screening for breast cancer following an in-depth review of the science on the benefits and harms of screening mammography, and a detailed review of input received from the public and healthcare professionals on its 2015 draft recommendation. The recommendations,...Read more
Jama-conclude-that-3d-mammography-exams-outperform-conventional-mammography
2016 27 Apr
Reducing Recall Rate for Breast Cancer Screening Stands to Decrease Healthcare Costs and Increase Quality of Care for Women Hologic, Inc. has announced that study results published today in a research letter in JAMA conclude that breast tomosynthesis (Hologic's Genius™ 3D MAMMOGRAPHY™) exams reduce recall rates, and increase invasive cancer detection...Read more
Breast-density-and-choosing-optimal-breast-screening
2016 25 Aug
DenseBreast-info.org was set up in 2015 to provide education to patients and healthcare providers about dense breasts. How aware are women in the USA about breast density? What still needs to be done? As of 1 August 2016, at least 27 states in America require some form of notification about breast density as part of the mammography...Read more
How-often-should-you-have-a-mammogram
2016 23 Aug
Researchers from the Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network collaborated with the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium (BCSC) to model the benefits and harms of different screening intervals for mammography among subgroups of women on age, breast, cancer risk and breast density. Findings from the collaborative modeling study are published...Read more
Fda-approves-hologic-s-genius-3d-mammography-exam
2017 08 Jun
--Genius exam improves cancer detection and reduces recall rates for women of all ages and breast types, including the nearly 50 percent of women of breast cancer screening age who have dense breasts-- --Separate, recently published data analysis strongly supports starting breast cancer screening using tomosynthesis beginning at age 40-- Hologic,...Read more
5th-edition-bi-rads-guidelines-and-dense-assessment-patterns
2017 10 Oct
Researchers from Medical University of South Carolina conducted a study to determine the impact of 5th edition BI-RADS breast density assessment guidelines on density reporting patterns in their institution. While an overall increase in the dense assessments using the 5th edition was observed, individual radiologists showed a variable adaptation to...Read more
New-study-confirms-higher-cancer-rate-in-women-with-dense-breasts
2018 27 Jun
Women with mammographically dense breast tissue have higher recall and biopsy rates, as well as increased odds of screen-detected and interval breast cancer, according to new research published online in the journal Radiology. Researchers used automated software to help classify mammographic density in 107,949 women ages 50 to 69 from BreastScreen...Read more
A-patient-centred-approach-to-mammography
2018 25 Jul
Head radiologist provides feedback on department’s three-year use of the Hologic Selenia® Dimensions® 3D Mammography™ System In an exclusive interview with HealthManagement.org, Dr. Annie Philippou Papoutsou explains how the implementation of Hologic’s Selenia® Dimensions® 3D Mammography™ System has helped radiologists to detect more cancers,...Read more
Why-embracing-artificial-intelligence-is-beneficial-for-all
2019 22 Feb
In many ways Artificial Intelligence (AI) may seem like a new concept in healthcare, mainly due in part to the recent traction the topic has made in the news in the last few years. It has even been falsely sensationalized, to further elevate buzz, as a tool that will one day replace clinicians altogether. The truth, though, is that companies like Hologic,...Read more
U-s-dense-breast-notification-laws-awareness-early-cancer-detection-after-mammo
2019 14 May
Breast density is recognised as a risk factor for breast cancer, and dense breast tissue can decrease mammographic sensitivity, leading to diagnostic delay . This is of particular concern to women in their 40s and 50s , for whom the prevalence of dense breasts ranges from 38% to 57%. Concerns about the low sensitivity of screening mammography...Read more
Mammogram-breast-density-changes-useful-cancer-biomarkers
2020 15 Apr
In healthy women, breast density typically decreases as they increase in age. By contrast, as new research from Sweden has found, women with breast cancer showed an increased density over time, which was particularly notable in women over 55 years of age. You might also like: Dense Breasts: Supplemental Screening Trends In a case-control...Read more
Eusobi-recommends-mri-screening-in-women-with-extremely-dense-breasts
2022 08 Mar
The European Society of Breast Imaging released its new recommendations for screening of women with extremely dense breasts. In this recommendation EUSOBI steps away from the one-size-fits all approach of biennial mammography that is currently adopted by most European screening organizations and advocates for tailored screening programs that take the...Read more
Breast-mri-may-be-the-most-effective-for-women-with-dense-breasts
2023 24 Feb
According to a study published in Radiology, breast MRI is seen as the superior screening method for detecting breast cancer in women with dense breasts. In the U.S. 47% of women have dense breasts, which is an independent risk factor of breast cancer. Although screening mammography can detect up to 98% of cancer in fatty breasts, there...Read more