Yearly Archive: 2016

Dense breasts have less fatty tissue and more non-fatty tissue compared to breasts that aren’t dense. One way to measure breast density is the thickness of tissue on a mammogram. The BI-RADS (Breast Imaging Reporting and Database System), which reports…
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Women with dense (less fatty) breast tissue represent 40 percent of all U.S. women, and they are four to six times more likely to develop breast cancer than women with non-dense breast tissue. Cancers in these women are also more…
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A new study shows that women at the age of 40 should undergo a mammogram, as nearly half of them would benefit from the breast cancer screening. For the review, the researchers found that half of the women aged 40 to…
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You are never too old to get a mammogram. According to a new study presented at RSNA 2016 in Chicago, researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) found that women between the ages of 75 and 90 continue…
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While breast cancer deaths are on the decline, black women still have worse outcomes than white women, according to data released by the CDC. The report noted disparate trends in breast cancer incidence among different races and age groups. The…
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For some women, surviving breast cancer may no longer need to involve chemotherapy. Doctors have long known that many early-stage breast cancer patients who undergo chemotherapy don’t actually need it to prevent recurrence of the disease after surgery. But they…
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Molecular breast imaging (MBI) is a method for detecting breast cancer. The technique is also known as a Miraluma test, sestamibi, scintimammography, or breast specific gamma imaging. MBI uses a radioactive tracer that “lights up” any areas of cancer inside…
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When it comes to women’s health, breast cancer tends to get more attention than heart disease. Many women believe that cancer is more of a threat, but they’re wrong. Nearly twice as many women in the United States die of…
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Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide, representing 16% of all cancers in women. Although early diagnosis and available treatments have improved survival rates, new prevention strategies are sought to reduce the incidence of this disease….
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Perhaps the most significant worry that most women have when considering whether or not to take Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is the possible increased risk of breast cancer. Breast cancer is an estrogen dependent cancer and constitutes approximately 25% of…
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