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Comparative study between contrast-enhanced mammography, tomosynthesis, and breast ultrasound as complementary techniques to mammography in dense breast parenchyma

The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2020
Background Mammography is accused of having low sensitivity and specificity in dense breast parenchyma. Also, women with dense breasts show an increased risk of developing breast cancer.
Heba Azzam, Rasha Mohamed Kamal, Mennatallah Mohamed Hanafy, Ayda Youssef, Lamia Mohamed Bassam Hashem   +4 more
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Fine-needle versus core-needle biopsy – which one to choose in preoperative assessment of focal lesions in the breasts? Literature review

Journal of Ultrasonography, 2017
Aim: The aim of the study was to review two techniques that can be used to verify focal lesions in the breasts: fine-needle aspiration biopsy and core-needle biopsy.
Ewa Łukasiewicz, Agnieszka Ziemiecka, Wiesław Jakubowski, Jelena Vojinovic, Magdalena Bogucevska, Katarzyna Dobruch-Sobczak   +5 more
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“It's something I'll do until I die”: A qualitative examination into why older women in the U.S. continue screening mammography

Cancer Medicine, 2022
Background Professional guidelines in the U.S. do not recommend routine screening mammography for women ≥75 years with limited life expectancy and/or poor health. Yet, routine mammography remains widely used in older women.
Laura E. Brotzman, Rachel C. Shelton, Jessica D. Austin, Carmen B. Rodriguez, Mariangela Agovino, Nathalie Moise, Parisa Tehranifar   +6 more
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Comparison of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Mammography in the Evaluation of Carcinoma BreastA Longitudinal Observational Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021
Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in females worldwide. Mammography is a useful tool to diagnose breast cancer. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has similar sensitivity like mammography to diagnose breast cancer, however MRI ...
Srikant Patro, Narendra Nath Swain, Haramohan Barik, Ashish Kumar Sahoo, Soumya Ranjan Swain, Ashish Kumar Mishra, Prasanjit Pattnayak, Kailash Chandra Mohapatra   +7 more
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Evaluation of Different Breast Cancer Screening Strategies for High-Risk Women in Beijing, China: A Real-World Population-Based Study

Frontiers in Oncology, 2021
BackgroundMammography-based breast cancer screening has been widely implemented in many developed countries. Evidence was needed on participation and diagnostic performance of population-based breast cancer screening using ultrasound in China.MethodsWe ...
Xi Zhang, Lei Yang, Shuo Liu, Huichao Li, Qingyu Li, Yangyang Cheng, Ning Wang, Jiafu Ji, Jiafu Ji   +8 more
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Media Coverage of the Benefits and Harms of Testing the Healthy: A protocol for a descriptive study [PDF]

, 2019
INTRODUCTION: Much testing in medicine is aimed at healthy people to facilitate the early detection of health conditions. However, there is growing evidence that early detection is a double-edged sword that may cause harm in the form of overdiagnosis ...
Barratt, Alexandra, Fabbri, Alice, Jones, Mark, Maher, Christopher, Moynihan, Ray, O'Keeffe, Mary, Zadro, Joshua   +6 more
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PreView: a Randomized Trial of a Multi-site Intervention in Diverse Primary Care to Increase Rates of Age-Appropriate Cancer Screening. [PDF]

, 2020
BackgroundWomen aged 50-70 should receive breast, cervical (until age 65), and colorectal cancer (CRC) screening; men aged 50-70 should receive CRC screening and should discuss prostate cancer screening (PSA).
Dass, Natasha, Gildengorin, Ginny, Green, Lawrence, Ozer, Elizabeth, Potter, Michael, Salazar, Rene, Walsh, Judith   +6 more
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Characteristics of breast cancers detected by screening mammography in Taiwan: a single institute’s experience

BMC Women's Health, 2023
Background/aim Breast cancer is the most common female malignancy in the world. Nearly ninety percent of screening-detected breast cancers were diagnosed with earlier stages of 0 to II in Taiwan.
Hsin-Ju Han, Yuan-Chia Chu, Jane Wang, Yi-Chen Lai, Ling-Ming Tseng, Chi-Cheng Huang   +5 more
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Questioning the Quantitative Imperative: Decision Aids, Prevention, and the Ethics of Disclosure [PDF]

, 2011
Patients should not always receive hard data about the risks and benefits of a medical intervention. That information should always be available to patients who expressly ask for it, but it should be part of standard disclosure only sometimes, and only ...
Schwartz, Peter H.
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Evaluation of breast calcifications

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 2009
Various patterns of calcifications occur in the breast; some benign, some malignant. A knowledge of these patterns on mammography helps in accurate interpretation and management.
Yojana V Nalawade
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