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Ultrasounds Help Find Breast Cancer — And Many Harmless Spots

by hernews
Posted: Tue., May 13, 2008, 08:55 pm

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Topics: Breast Cancer, Avon Foundation, biopsies, Diagnosis, Mammograms, National Cancer Institute, Prevention, ultrasounds, EmpowHer News

By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY

Screening women with both ultrasounds and mammograms allows doctors to find more breast cancers than if they rely on mammograms alone, a new study shows. However, the combination also leads to many more unnecessary biopsies, and experts don't recommend it to most patients.

Researchers involved in a study of more than 2,600 women in today's Journal of the American Medical Association focused on women at high risk, such as those who have had previous breast tumors.

Mammograms Still a Good Idea for Elderly Women, Says The Journal of Clinical Oncology

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Posted: Mon., April 21, 2008, 10:46 pm

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Topics: Breast Cancer, Diagnosis, Mammograms, Prevention, EmpowHer News

MONDAY, April 21 (HealthDay News) -- In women aged 80 and older, regular mammograms reduce the risk of being diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer, but only about 20 percent of U.S. women in this age group have regular screenings, a new study shows. The study is published online April 21 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Women aged 80 and older account for an estimated 17 percent of breast cancer cases in the United States.

Should we be getting mammograms earlier than currently recommended?

by Annefleur
Posted: Mon., April 21, 2008, 01:13 pm

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Topics: Breast Cancer, Mammogram, Mammograms, Prevention, routine screening

Since Cynthia Nixon just talked about her breast cancer (I believe detected by a mammogram in her very early 40s) as well as Cheryl Crow and Melissa Etheridge also in their early 40s. Kylie Minogue was in her mid 30s. And of course, there are the thousands of young women out there we haven't heard of. Routine mammograms are advised to women starting in their 40s. I know breast tissue is denser when we are younger so cancer is less detectable but it seems breast cancer is being seen in younger and younger women.