Breast Cancer Risk Factors

Research on breast cancer risk factors detailed by scientists at Wayne State University, Division of General Internal Medicine

Published in Medical Imaging Week, May 26th, 2007

Researchers detail in "The association between the pre-diagnosis mammography screening interval and advanced breast cancer," new data in breast cancer. "While screening has been demonstrated to reduce breast cancer mortality, the optimal screening interval is unknown. We designed a study to determine the risk of an advanced breast cancer diagnosis by varying the interval between mammograms," scientists in the United States report.

"We reviewed a single state's mammography records of women diagnosed with breast cancer between 1994 and 2002. The pre-diagnosis screening interval was the number of days between the last two eligible mammograms preceding a cancer diagnosis....

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Source: Medical Imaging Week (2007-05-26)

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