Breast Cancer

Combined MRI, mammography better detects disease in women at high genetic risk

Published in Women's Health Weekly, June 9th, 2005

Annual screening, using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and X-ray mammography, is the best way to detect breast cancer in women that have a high genetic risk of the disease, say researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research, London.

Women who have mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes have a high risk of developing breast cancer, often at an early age. Regular mammograms are offered to high-risk women to allow for the early identification and treatment of tumors. However, because these women are of a young age, they often have denser breasts, which affect the ability of mammography to detect disease.

Martin Leach and colleagues looked at whether...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-06-09)

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