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Lumps in the breast may be due to many different causative factors. Often, the lump isn’t a mass; the patient or referring provider feels normal breast tissue. Of course, the most serious cause...
The goal of breast cancer screening is to decrease breast cancer mortality and increase life-years gained. Consistent screening for breast cancer can reduce breast cancer deaths by 40%. Everyone agrees that breast cancer...
The dreaded phone call…”The radiologist has seen an abnormality on your screening mammogram that requires additional imaging…” Although most women asked to return for additional imaging from a screening mammogram do not ultimately...
On April 30, 2024, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released updated screening mammogram recommendations for women at average risk of developing breast cancer. The new recommendations differ from their previous recommendation...
Many women are asked to return for additional imaging of the breast following a screening mammogram. In fact, approximately 10% of all women undergoing a screening mammogram will be asked to return for...
“Interpreting mammograms, even good ones, is considered the hardest task in radiology, requiring extensive training and specialization” as stated in a 2002 New York Times article. The American College of Radiology (ACR) developed...
The technology of medicine is rapidly changing as the medical community strives to develop advanced imaging equipment and tests to diagnose disease as soon as possible. As breast radiologists, we have been extremely...
You are relieved to receive the results letter from your screening mammogram stating that there is no evidence of cancer. However, the relief is short-lived when you read the additional letter included with...
It isn’t about the best screening mammogram EXPERIENCE, it is about the best screening mammogram INTERPRETATION. Why do you endure the screening mammogram on a yearly basis? The goal when choosing a facility...
