Sentences with phrase «tumors on a mammogram»

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Surgical oncologists, or cancer surgeons, usually remove breast cancers by relying on tactile feedback and radiologic images of the tumor, such as mammograms and ultrasound images, said M. Catherine Lee, MD, FACS, coauthor of the first study and associate professor of surgery at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Fla..

Tumors and dense breast tissue can both appear white on a mammogram, making tumors indistinguishable from background tissue in women with dense brTumors and dense breast tissue can both appear white on a mammogram, making tumors indistinguishable from background tissue in women with dense brtumors indistinguishable from background tissue in women with dense breasts.

Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI) is a supplemental imaging technology designed to find tumors that would otherwise be obscured by surrounding dense breast tissue on a mammogram.

A high degree of dense - appearing tissue can make it difficult to spot cancer because tumors also appear as white on mammograms.

Because cancer also appears as white on a mammogram, a high degree of breast density can make it difficult to spot tumors and other abnormalities.

Yet another, predicting breast cancer long before a tumor shows up on a mammogram.

THURSDAY, May 3, 2018 (HealthDay News)-- Much of the debate over when to start having mammograms has focused on lives saved, but new research suggests that early screening might also translate into smaller tumors and less aggressive breast cancer treatments.

Five were picked up on MRI, but didn't show up on a mammogram, and one tumor was missed by both types of tests.