Sentences with phrase «of women with dense breasts»

Why are women forced to get a dangerous annual mammogram BEFORE they are permitted to get a safe breast ultrasound, which is far more effective at detecting breast cancer anyway particularly for the 50 % of women with dense breasts?

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The study, conducted at Mayo Clinic, included 1,585 women with heterogeneously or extremely dense breasts who underwent an MBI exam at the time of their screening mammogram.

«We are very excited about what MBI can offer women with dense breasts,» says Amy Conners, M.D., chair of Mayo Clinic's Breast Imaging Division and a co-author of this study.

A new study, conducted at Mayo Clinic, included 1,585 women with heterogeneously or extremely dense breasts who underwent an MBI exam at the time of their screening mammogram.

«While we endorse annual mammography for all women age 40 and over, and the addition of annual MRI for women at high risk, MBI fills an important gap for supplemental screening in women with dense breasts who are not otherwise at high risk.»

«Our findings highlight the potential value for a randomized controlled trial of aspirin as an agent in early detection of breast cancer, particularly for women with naturally dense tissues who may be at an increased risk for certain cancers,» said Despina Kontos, PhD, assistant professor of Radiology, and co-author on the study.

The challenges of diagnosing breast cancer in women with dense breasts has drawn national attention in recent years.

said Judith K. Wolf, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Provista Diagnostics, Inc. «This study shows that, with an over 99 percent negative predictive value (NPV), clinicians can confidently use Videssa Breast to detect cancer in women with dense breasts and better determine when biopsy is truly warranted to assess suspicious findings.»

Used in conjunction with mammography, imaging based on nuclear medicine is currently being used as a successful secondary screening alongside mammography to reduce the number of false positive results in women with dense breasts and at higher risk for developing breast cancer.

Scientists from The University of Manchester working with IBM Research have identified a key biological mechanism that for the first time explains why women with dense breast tissue are at greater risk of developing breast cancer.

«Early evidence suggests that tomosynthesis may be a promising tool for women with dense breasts that may reduce false positives,» said Christoph Lee, associate professor of radiology at the University of Washington School of Medicine, who contributed to the study.

Women with very dense breast tissue are known to have a 4 - to 6-fold risk of breast cancer.

Examples of higher risk would include women who carry a strong genetic predisposition to breast cancer, such as carriers of a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation, or woman with dense breasts (making mammography difficult) who have a first degree relative with breast cancer.

This can be especially useful for young women with dense breasts, says Janet Wolter, MD, a medical oncologist and the Brian Piccolo chair of Breast Cancer Research at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, because their home breast self - exams (BSEs) are trickier to inteBreast Cancer Research at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, because their home breast self - exams (BSEs) are trickier to intebreast self - exams (BSEs) are trickier to interpret.

Young women with dense breasts - as measured by the percentage of water in their breast tissue - may be at greater risk of developing breast cancer later in life than women with less - dense breasts.

By Denise Mann THURSDAY, April 30, 2009 (Health.com)-- Young women with dense breasts — as measured by the percentage of water in their breast tissue — may be at greater risk of developing breast cancer later in life than women with less - dense breasts.

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Dr. Kelly is one of the country's leading authorities on ultrasound to detect cancers on women with dense breast tissue and / or implants.

Results: Comparing women in the extreme quartiles of adolescent fat intakes, percent dense breast volume (% DBV) was positively associated with saturated fat (mean = 16.4 % vs. 21.5 %; P trend < 0.001).