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Breast Cancer
Adding Breast Ultrasound Screening to Mammography Reveals Cancers not Seen on Mammography Alone in Women at Increased Risk for Breast Cancer
May 29th, 2008
In women at increased risk for breast cancer, adding a screening ultrasound examination to routine mammography revealed 28 percent more cancers than mammography alone. However, the additional ultrasound exam substantially increased the rates of false positive findings and unnecessary biopsies, according to an American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) study published in the May 14, 2008 issue of the Journal of American Medical Association. This ACRIN study enrolled 2,809 women at increased risk for breast cancer at 21 sites and 2,637 of these women were eligible for analysis. The criteria used to determine an increased breast cancer risk included: participant...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-05-29)
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