September 30, 2024 by University of California – San Diego In a new study published Sept. 27 in JACC: Advances, researchers with University of California San Diego School of Medicine have found that mammograms could be used as a predictor of cardiovascular disease in women. The retrospective study reviewed nearly 20,000 anonymized mammograms to measure...
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Mammograms will better explain what it means to have dense breasts
Shots – Health News Updated September 11, 202411:20 AM ET By Yuki Noguchi A radiologist uses a magnifying glass to check mammograms for breast cancer. Breast density is a risk factor for cancer. Damian Dovarganes/AP Nearly half of women over 40 have what doctors consider dense breast tissue, which increases their risk of cancer, yet...
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NCCN publishes new patient guidelines for breast cancer screening and diagnosis emphasizing annual mammograms for all average-risk women over 40
NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER NETWORK IMAGE: NCCN GUIDELINES FOR PATIENTS: BREAST CANCER SCREENING AND DIAGNOSIS CREDIT: NCCN PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA [July 27, 2022] — The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) has published new NCCN Guidelines for Patients®: Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis to help people understand their personal risk for breast cancer, when they should begin screening, and how often...
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MAMMOGRAMS OVER-DIAGNOSE 1 IN 7 BREAST CANCERS IN THE US
Over-diagnosis, the detection of cancer with mammography that would not become clinically evident in the woman’s remaining lifetime, can lead to unnecessary treatments and stress, researchers say. Researchers designed the study to clarify the risk of breast cancer over-diagnosis using contemporary screening technology in the US. The findings in the Annals of Internal Medicine should inform decision-making about mammography screening...
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‘Lab-on-a-chip’ blood test could spot breast cancer early
by Dennis Thompson, Healthday Reporter A cutting-edge “lab-on-a-chip” has shown promise in detecting early breast cancers and tumors that have developed in other parts of the body. Roughly the size of a glass microscope slide, the EV-CLUE uses nanotechnology to pump a tiny amount of blood into eight miniscule channels equipped to detect different markers...
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‘Baking soda can cure breast cancer and mammograms cause it’: Charity reveals 10 myths about the disease as it appoints first digital ‘fake news’ nurse to deal with growing problem
Macmillan Cancer Support reveals 10 of the inaccurate beliefs circulating online Another false theory is that cancer sufferers should not eat sugar People also believe that having a mammograms will give you cancer The charity has appointed its first ‘digital nurse to combat ‘fake news’ Baking soda can cure breast cancer and deodorants and underwire bras can cause...