Breast Imaging: Page 68

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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Ireland seeks help for breast screening program
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Republic of Ireland's National Screening Service is looking for service providers to aid in its BreastCheck breast cancer screening program.
April 2, 2017
What motivates opportunistic breast screening?
By Rebekah Moan
Why do some women pursue opportunistic breast screening when they aren't yet eligible for an organized mammography program? High levels of fear and perceived susceptibility to breast cancer are among the most-cited reasons, according to the results of a survey published on 21 March in BMC Cancer.
March 30, 2017
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DBT improves sensitivity in less-experienced readers
By Kate Madden Yee
Adding digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) to 2D screening mammography has a different effect based on who's reading the images, according to a new study published online on March 13 in Radiology. It improves specificity for all readers, but sensitivity improvements are reserved for more junior radiologists.
March 29, 2017
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Zara founder pledges 320M to update Spanish healthcare
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A charitable foundation run by the Spanish tycoon who founded the Zara clothing and accessories retailer has pledged 320 million euros to modernize cancer detection and radiation therapy equipment across Spain.
March 28, 2017
Italians report 30% drop in breast cancer due to screening
By Rebekah Moan
A breast cancer screening study of more than 400,000 Italian women found that screening attendance is associated with a reduction of nearly 30% for cancers stage II or higher. However, the authors suspect the new data probably won't sway screening opponents.
March 27, 2017
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EFSUMB announces EUROSON 2017 meeting
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB) has announced its 2017 European Congress of Ultrasound (EUROSON) will be held 22 to 24 September in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
March 22, 2017
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