Opinion: USPSTF Guideline Fails to Address Dense Breasts
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ACOG Committee Opinion no. 593: Management of women with dense breasts diagnosed by mammography.
Women with dense breasts have a modestly increased risk of breast cancer and experience reduced sensitivity of mammography to detect breast cancer. However, evidence is lacking to advocate for additional testing until there are clinically validated data that indicate improved screening outcomes. Currently, screening mammography remains the most useful tool for breast cancer detection and has co...
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BACKGROUND National legislation is under consideration that would require women with mammographically dense breasts to be informed of their breast density and encouraged to discuss supplemental breast cancer screening with their health care providers. The number of US women potentially affected by this legislation is unknown. METHODS We determined the mammographic breast density distribution ...
متن کاملCurrent Status of Supplemental Screening in Dense Breasts.
Currently, 24 American states have laws requiring that women receive some level of notification about breast density with their mammography results. Dense breast tissue can hide cancer on mammography, especially when the cancer lacks calcifications, resulting in delayed diagnosis and worse outcomes. Moreover, dense breast tissue is an independent risk factor for developing breast cancer. Partic...
متن کاملTo evaluate the role of sonography as an adjunct to mammography in women with dense breasts.
OBJECTIVE To assess the role of sonography as an adjunct to mammography in women with dense breast tissue by determining yield and validity of sonography using histopathology/follow-up mammography as gold standard. METHODS It was a descriptive analytical study conducted at the Radiology Department of Aga Khan University Hospital, from September 2005 to April 2007. A total of 76, mammographica...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of breast imaging
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2631-6110', '2631-6129']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jbi/wbad043