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Biden signs MAMMO Act to improve breast imaging for veterans
By Brian Casey
President Joe Biden on June 7 signed the Making Advances in Mammography and Medical Options for Veterans Act (the MAMMO Act), legislation that would improve breast imaging services for military veterans.
June 6, 2022
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Older breast cancer patients may not need radiotherapy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women over the age of 55 with early-stage breast cancer may not need radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery, according to research presented June 7 at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual meeting in Chicago.
June 6, 2022
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New elastography mode useful in detecting breast malignancies
By Amerigo Allegretto
A method of shear-wave ultrasound imaging called sound touch elastography (STE) can help identify breast malignancies by measuring tissue stiffness around lesions, a Chinese study published June 4 in Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology has found.
June 6, 2022
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Are women with silicone breast implants getting follow-up MRI?
By Kate Madden Yee
Few women with silicone breast implants comply with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) recommendation that they be tracked for asymptomatic rupture with breast MRI, a study published June 3 in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery has found.
June 5, 2022
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Breast cancer screening rates declined during pandemic
By Amerigo Allegretto
Another study has confirmed that breast and cervical cancer screening saw declines in volume during the COVID-19 pandemic -- a decline that translates to over 2 million women who missed mammography exams, researchers said in a June 3 study in JAMA Network Open.
June 3, 2022
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AI can help reduce workload, scan times for breast MRI
By Amerigo Allegretto
Artificial intelligence could help decrease radiologist workloads by nearly 16% when it comes to ultrafast breast MRI scans by identifying images most likely to have cancer, write Dutch researchers in a paper published May 26 in European Radiology.
May 31, 2022
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Race, education affect perceptions of mammography reports
By Erik L. Ridley
A woman's race and education level can significantly impact how they view the quality of mammography reports and how much they trust their radiologist, according to a talk at the recent Society of Breast Imaging/American College of Radiology symposium.
May 31, 2022
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Outreach can narrow racial disparity in breast cancer screening
By Erik L. Ridley
A community outreach program can be quite helpful in reducing racial disparity among women receiving breast cancer screening, according to a presentation at the recent Society of Breast Imaging/American College of Radiology symposium.
May 30, 2022
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Less breast screening during COVID led to undiagnosed cancers
By Amerigo Allegretto
Lower rates of breast screening during the COVID-19 pandemic have led to undiagnosed cancers that could've been detected at an earlier stage, Hungarian researchers found in a study published May 25 in Health Policy.
May 26, 2022
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Out with supine, in with prone for breast radiotherapy
By Amerigo Allegretto
Women with large breasts who are undergoing radiotherapy for breast cancer should be treated while lying on their stomachs rather than on their backs, suggests Canadian research published May 26 in JAMA Oncology.
May 25, 2022
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Can AI guide supplemental breast MRI screening?
By Erik L. Ridley
A deep learning-based risk assessment model can perform better than traditional risk models for guiding decisions on supplemental breast MRI screening, according to a talk at the Society of Breast Imaging/American College of Radiology symposium.
May 23, 2022
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AI flags breast arterial calcification on mammography
By Erik L. Ridley
Artificial intelligence (AI)-based analysis of screening mammography exams could enable personalized cardiovascular risk assessment for women, according to a talk at the Society of Breast Imaging/American College of Radiology symposium.
May 22, 2022
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