Should we use MRI to screen women at high-risk of breast cancer?
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Should we use MRI to screen women at high-risk of breast cancer?
Women with a strong family history of breast cancer are at increased risk of developing the disease themselves. Mammographic surveillance is recommended in the over 40 age group but the evidence of benefit from this strategy is limited until the individual reaches age 50 years. There is increasing evidence from the trials of breast magnetic resonance imaging that women at high risk may benefit ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer Imaging
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1470-7330
DOI: 10.1102/1470-7330.2005.0022