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Asian women less apt to undergo mammography follow-up
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Asian women are less likely to receive appropriate follow-up tests after an abnormal mammogram compared with white women, according to a study published online on June 12 in Cancer.
June 12, 2017
PET/optical combo can guide breast-conserving surgery
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers are reporting early success in the combination of optical and molecular imaging to view FDG-PET images that detect early-stage breast cancer. The technique can assess tumor margins during breast tumor surgery by detecting light emitted from an FDG-PET radiopharmaceutical.
June 11, 2017
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Breast density software proves reliability
By Rebekah Moan
Breast imaging software can be reliable in estimating the local glandular tissue distribution in mammograms and can be used for assessment and follow-up, according to Spanish researchers. In addition, the software can handle small variations of the acquisition angle and to the beam energy.
June 8, 2017
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Insignia renews contract with Avon Breast Screening
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
PACS provider Insignia Medical Systems has renewed its contract with Avon Breast Screening in the U.K.
June 6, 2017
Visual aid pinpoints women at high risk of breast cancer
By Rebekah Moan
A new chart developed in Iran can help physicians identify women who are at high risk for breast cancer. Doing so could make a breast cancer screening program more efficient and productive, suggested the researchers who developed the chart.
June 1, 2017
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No. 1 reason Maltese women avoid breast screening: Fear
By Rebekah Moan
Fear is the top reason Maltese women avoid breast cancer screening, according to a new survey. To increase screening uptake, these women's fears must be addressed, although informing them about causes of breast cancer and its related risk factors would help too, the researchers found.
May 18, 2017
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Good follow-up can boost breast screening attendance
By Rebekah Moan
Providing women who miss breast cancer screening appointments with a fixed date and time for their new appointment could improve poor attendance and be a cost-effective way to shift national participation trends, according to a new U.K. analysis that was published on 15 May in Lancet Oncology.
May 16, 2017
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20-year follow-up study shows breast screening works
By Rebekah Moan
A 20-year study of breast cancer in the Netherlands showed mammography screening is associated with a 30% decline in breast cancer mortality in women between the ages of 55 and 79. They also found that the mortality decline began within a couple of years after screening started.
May 10, 2017
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Lancet: Inequalities persist in Israeli healthcare
By Kate Madden Yee
Israel's healthcare system provides mostly free core services to 8.5 million citizens. But disparities continue to exist between Israeli Jews and Arabs -- including the use of imaging for disease screening, according to a new report focused on health in Israel and published in the Lancet.
May 7, 2017
Study: Mammography cuts advanced breast cancer risk
By Rebekah Moan
Mammography screening is associated with a 28% decrease in risk for breast cancer cases with a tumor size greater than 21 mm, according to an Austrian population study. Results also demonstrated a 17% decrease in risk for advanced breast cancer.
April 25, 2017
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Studies show DBT detects more breast cancers than mammo
By Rebekah Moan
Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) identifies more breast cancers than conventional digital mammography, according to two studies presented at ECR 2017. In addition, the recall rates between the two modalities are comparable, researchers found.
April 11, 2017
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Norwegians find compression matters in breast screening
By Rebekah Moan
High breast compression force and low compression pressure are associated with positive performance measures such as lower recall rate and higher specificity, a Norwegian breast cancer screening study has found.
April 4, 2017
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