Breast Cancer Screening Test Deemed Inaccurate
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A procedure called ductal lavage is not an effective diagnostic test for breast cancer, investigators report.
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A hospital which gave 12 patients the wrong results following cancer checks uncovers two further 'discrepancies'.
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Magnetic resonance imaging is roiling the field of breast cancer medicine. Currently, mammograms, which use X-rays, are the standard screening tool.
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is more accurate than mammography, ultrasound or clinical examination in detecting breast cancer in women with a hereditary risk for the disease, a study has found.
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Breast cancer patients are not receiving the best follow-up care because guidelines are lacking, claim experts.
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A new study finds that, for some women, a mammogram may not be the best way to detect early breast cancer. Researchers say women who have the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations run a better chance of having
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Women with a high genetic risk of breast cancer run a better chance of having it detected with magnetic resonance imaging than with mammography or other methods.
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A new long-term study finds that, over 20 years, only one in five women who have mammograms every two years will have to undergo follow up evaluation for a false positive finding.
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MONDAY, Aug. 23 (HealthDayNews) -- The risk of getting a false positive result on a mammogram is far less than previously estimated, Norwegian research shows.
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TORONTO (CP) - MRI scans detect breast cancer at twice the rate of traditional screening procedures, says a Canadian-led study that suggests only the most at-risk women consider the costly procedure because of its tremendous false positive rate.
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A new test developed in the Bay Area could make a huge difference for women diagnosed with a common form of breast cancer. Each year, roughly 50,000 women are diagnosed with early-stage, estrogen-dependent breast cancer.
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NEW YORK  - About one of every five women who participate in a routine breast cancer screening program for 20 years will have a false-positive result, researchers estimate.
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WASHINGTON Government officials are advising thousands of Florida women to get their mammograms re-checked after faulty screening equipment was found at one facility.
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FRIDAY, Sept. 10 (HealthDayNews) -- A review of 20 years' worth of tissue samples casts doubt on the value of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing for prostate cancer, a new study contends.
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Some women claim they don&#39;t have time to get a mammogram. Others believe that with no history of breast cancer in their families, they don&#39;t need one.
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NEW YORK  - Having a doctor examine the  breasts for potential signs of cancer may add little to the  benefits of mammography screening, a large study suggests.
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Mammograms are an important tool in the fight against breast cancer. Now new research looks at how accurate those mammogram readings really are.