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UrduWhile routine mammograms are generally recommended starting at age 40, there are certain factors that may make it necessary to get screened at a younger age. Learn more about these factors that may prompt younger women to consider getting screened earlier.
Tag: Mammography
False-positive mammogram results discourage some women from future screenings
A false-positive mammogram may deter women from future screenings, according to a new study. But staying on schedule remains key to early detection of cancer.
False-positive mammography result may discourage women from subsequent screening
A large, multi-center cohort study of more than 3 million screening mammograms in over 1 million patients aged 40 to 73 found that women were less likely to return for subsequent mammography screenings if they had a false positive recall for additional imaging or biopsy.
ACR statement on final USPSTF breast cancer screening recommendations
The final United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations, while an improvement over previous guidance, do not go far enough to save more women’s lives. Women at average risk for breast cancer should start annual screening at age 40.
Study Underscores Social Factors of Low Breast Cancer Screening in the U.S.
To identify major social factors hindering breast cancer screening in U.S. women aged 40 and older, researchers focused on race/ethnicity, employment, education, food security, insurance status, housing and access to quality health care. Access to health care emerged as a statistically significant theme (61 percent) and insurance status was the most reported sub-categorical factor. Language was the third highest issue, highlighting its significance as an influential factor of screening behavior. Race/ethnicity, sex/gender and sexual orientation were additional factors reported.
With Regular Screening, More Women Survive Breast Cancer
To mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the American Cancer Society highlights its guidelines encouraging average-risk women to begin regular screening mammograms at age 45, with the option to begin screening as early as age 40.
A New AI Model Has Been Developed to Improve Accuracy of Breast Cancer Tumor Removal
Researchers in the UNC School of Medicine have developed an AI model that can predict whether or not cancerous tissue has been fully removed from the body during breast cancer surgery.
Cancer screenings have saved the U.S. at least $6.5 trillion, study estimates
Americans have gotten at least 12 million more years of life to live because of preventive cancer screenings they’ve gotten the past 25 years, a new study estimates. That adds up to at least $6.5 trillion in added economic impact, because of scans and tests that look for early signs of breast, colon, cervical and lung cancer in adults at the highest risk.
Study Uncovers Barriers to Mammography Screening Among Black Women
The study finds utilization of annual screening mammograms suboptimal among low-income Black women with several reported perceived and actual barriers. Most had a low breast cancer risk perception. Interestingly, participants perceived mammograms as very beneficial: 80 percent believed that ‘if breast cancer is found early, it’s likely that the cancer can be successfully treated;’ 90 percent indicated that ‘having a mammogram could help find breast cancer when it is first getting started.’
Hackensack University Medical Center Celebrates Women’s Health Month by Introducing New, Life-Saving Mammography Technology
Just in time for Women’s Health Month, Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center has introduced new mammography technology that provides women in surrounding communities with access to the latest, life-saving breast cancer imaging technology. The new technology includes: Contrast-Enhanced Mammography…
UC San Diego Health Oncologist Addresses New Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has updated mammography screening guidelines for breast cancer detection to every other year beginning at age 40 instead of 50. This recommendation is based on new evidence of a rise in breast cancer…
Change in breast density over time linked to cancer risk
Repeated mammograms contain data on changes in breast density over time that could help identify women at high risk of breast cancer and even reveal which breast is likely to be affected, according to a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Change In Guidance: Women Should Be Screened For Breast Cancer Starting at 40, Ten Years Earlier Than Previously Advised
Women should begin getting regular mammograms to screen for breast cancer at age 40. That is new draft guidance from the United States Preventive Services Task Force.
ACR/SBI Statement on New USPSTF Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations
New USPSTF Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations are a step in the right direction. However, the American College of Radiology and Society of Breast Imaging urge the USPSTF to go further to recommend annual mammography screening for all average-risk women ages 40 and older.
New ACR Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines call for earlier and more-intensive screening for high-risk wome
New American College of Radiology® (ACR®) breast cancer screening guidelines now call for all women — particularly Black and Ashkenazi Jewish women — to have risk assessment by age 25 to determine if screening earlier than age 40 is needed.
New ACR Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines call for earlier and more-intensive screening for high-risk women
New ACR breast cancer screening guidelines urge all women, particularly Black and Ashkenazi Jewish women, to have a risk assessment by age 25 to determine if screening before age 40 is needed. The ACR urges average-risk women to start yearly screening at 40, but earlier screening for high-risk women.
American Indian/Native American women have lower mammography use even if they have higher income
A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study found that for American Indian/Native American women, living in above-average-income communities was not associated with higher mammography use compared to American Indian/Native American women living in below-average-income communities.
Travel Time for Breast Cancer Screening Remains Long for Many Women in the U.S., New Study Shows
A new study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows travel time to the nearest mammography facility is long for a considerable proportion of women in the United States, particularly affecting more than 50% of women in rural areas in 28 states.
The Medical Minute: What happens at a 3-D mammogram
It’s not your mom’s mammogram. Take a look inside a 3-D exam room in this week’s Medical Minute.
NCCN Publishes New Patient Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis Emphasizing Annual Mammograms for All Average-Risk Women Over 40
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has published new NCCN Guidelines for Patients: Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis to help people understand their personal risk for breast cancer, when they should begin screening, and how often to screen—in order to detect cancer earlier, for more treatment options and better outcomes.
Study Finds That Accurate Diagnostic Mammography Outcomes Vary by Racial and Ethnic Groups
A multi-institutional study led by UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers and colleagues has found that diagnostic mammography results varied across racial and ethnic groups, with the rate of diagnostic accuracy highest in non‐Hispanic white women and lowest in Hispanic women.
Mammography screening and related breast care still rebounding from COVID-19 pandemic
According to a new study, use of breast imaging services – including mammography screening – may remain at only 85.3% of pre-pandemic utilization.
Artificial Intelligence Tool Improves Accuracy of Breast Cancer Imaging
A computer program trained to see patterns among thousands of breast ultrasound images can aid physicians in accurately diagnosing breast cancer, a new study shows.
New Breast Imaging Technology at Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Delivers Mammograms in 3D and Enhances Delivery of Care
Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center is advancing the fight against breast cancer with the purchase and installation of MAMMOMAT Revelation, an innovative mammography system designed to overcome barriers to breast cancer detection and ProFound Artificial Intelligence for digital breast tomosynthesis, a deep-learning artificial intelligence software that rapidly and accurate identifies potential malignant lesions.
Catching more breast cancers when mammograms are limited
In one of the largest research projects of its kind, a new study published in JAMA Network Open looks at nearly 900,000 individuals and close to 2 million mammograms to come up with a new way to detect the most breast cancer cases with the fewest exams.
Mammography Protections in Year End Legislation Help Address Breast Cancer Care Disparities
The American College of Radiology® (ACR®), Society of Breast Imaging® (SBI®), patient advocates and others secured an extension of the moratorium on harmful 2009 and 2016 United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines from Dec. 31, 2021 to Dec. 31, 2022. Without this added protection gained in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Omnibus and Coronavirus Relief Bill), under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), mammography coverage for women younger than 50 may have been impacted starting Jan. 1, 2022. The newly passed bill ensures that women ages 40 and older who want annual screening mammograms will retain insurance coverage with no copay.
Medical Oncologist Dr. Shilpi Gupta Joins Atlantic Health System Cancer Care’s Comprehensive Breast Health Program
Atlantic Health System Cancer Care today announced that fellowship-trained medical oncologist, Shilpi Gupta, MD, has joined Morristown Medical Center’s comprehensive breast health program where her focus is breast oncology and research. Dr. Gupta is on staff at Atlantic Hematology Oncology at the hospital’s Carol G. Simon Cancer Center.
UChicago Medicine, in partnership with Solis Mammography, opens two new breast health centers
Solis Mammography, the nation’s largest independent provider of breast health and diagnostic services, is expanding access to 3D mammography and diagnostic breast health procedures through a partnership with University of Chicago Medicine.
COVID-19 Impacted Breast Cancer Screening, Health Disparities Continue
UC San Diego Health experts available to discuss these and related topics during Breast Cancer Awareness Month Mammography is the most effective tool for screening breast cancer, using X-rays to identify abnormalities in breast tissues. Although health care facilities saw…
New Study Finds COVID-19 Impact on Community Radiology Practices
The COVID-19 pandemic has quickly spread across all 50 United States. Associated recommendations that healthcare facilities defer non-urgent visits, tests, and procedures led many imaging facilities to temporarily curtail most of their non-urgent services. This new Neiman Institute study characterizes the recent declines in non-invasive imaging volumes at community practices.
Medicaid expansion led to more insurance coverage and a higher rate of mammograms in seven states
In states that chose to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), lower-income women now have access to mammograms at a higher rate than in states that did not expand Medicaid coverage.
ACR, BCRF and GE Healthcare Announce Trial to Evaluate Use of Contrast Enhanced Mammography for Screening Women with Dense Breasts
In a new effort to improve early breast cancer detection and reduce false positive exams in women with dense breasts, the American College of Radiology, Breast Cancer Research Foundation and GE Healthcare are partnering to support the Contrast Enhanced Mammography Imaging Screening Trial (CMIST).