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FDA Approves First 3-Dimensional Mammography System

by | February 15th, 2011

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first mammography system employing 3-dimensional (3-D) imaging, and preclinical studies show that the new technology is 7% more accurate than traditional 2-D mammography in spotting breast tumors. The new technology is to be marketed as the Selenia Dimensions System and is being manufactured by Hologic,…Read the Rest of Article

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Can Your Menstrual Cycle Affect the Accuracy of Your Mammogram?

by | December 28th, 2010

Can Your Menstrual Cycle Affect the Accuracy of Your Mammogram?

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Yearly Mammograms Starting at Age 40 Cut Mastectomy Risk in Half

by | December 7th, 2010

Annual mammograms beginning at 40 years of age would greatly reduce the risk for mastectomy in women between 40 and 50 years, according to a study presented by British researchers here at the Radiological Society of North America 96th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting. One of the aims of the researchers was to appeal to…Read the Rest of Article

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“Mammography Saves Lives” Slogan Doesn’t Tell Full Story

by | November 23rd, 2010

The current Mammography Saves Lives campaign in the United States and previous campaigns promoting screening for breast cancer are not providing balanced information, because they underreport, or don’t mention at all, potential harms from the procedure, say critics.

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Are doctors over-treating breast cancer?

by | June 13th, 2010

At a breast cancer conference March 2010 in Barcelona, experts discussed how to implement mammogram screening programs across Europe, balancing fighting cancer with the goal of targeting only those women who need to be screened.

The conferences findings on mammograms ignited a fierce debate in the United States when an influential panel recommended scaling back screening programs to begin at age 50 instead of 40 — guidelines very close to those already in Europe.

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