Breast Cancer Screening Test Deemed Inaccurate
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NEW YORK  - A procedure called ductal lavage is not an effective diagnostic test for breast cancer, investigators report.
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Â· Thousands of women urged to contact doctors Â· 44 kits could have given bogus negative results
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A woman twice told she was in the clear after cancer tests is among hundreds of cases under review.
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Some doctors doubt the reliability of menopause tests and question why women would need to use them.
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BOSTON -- The mammogram debate continued Tuesday after another study suggested some women may only need the screening test every other year.
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MONDAY, Feb. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Just 5 percent of Web pages devoted to breast cancer contain inaccurate information. But pages focused on complementary or alternative medicine are 15 times more likely to make misleading claims and contain other false information, a new study says.
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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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A procedure called ductal lavage is not an effective diagnostic test for breast cancer, investigators report.
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Scientists say they have linked a faulty copy of a gene with the development of breast cancer.
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Five percent of breast cancer Web sites have mistakes, with those involving alternative or complementary medicine the most likely to be misleading, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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Women in their 40s, who tend to have relatively dense breast tissue, are more likely to have a breast tumor missed on a screening mammogram than are older women, new study findings suggest.
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A study that spurred concern about high concentrations of platinum in women with silicone breast implants seems to contain flaws and should be viewed "with caution," the scientific journal that published the work warned Monday.
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(Undated) Oct. 20, 2004 - There are several methods available to detect breast cancer, but new research finds one may not be effective.
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Obese men may get falsely reassuring results on prostate cancer screening tests, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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The controversial news surrounding hormone replacement therapy (HRT) continues to mount. Now, a new study from Australia shows that women who take HRT may not get the most accurate readings on their mammograms.
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Older, less educated and lower-income women are less likely to get a mammogram even when their insurance pays for it, and those who go without mammograms are more likely not to be diagnosed with breast cancer until the disease has advanced, according to a
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Women with few older female relatives may be unaware they carry a genetic risk of breast cancer, US researchers reported in a study that casts doubt on current genetic testing guidelines.