The New York Times (4/26, Rabin) “Well” blog reports that research published in JAMA found that many women whose mammograms indicate that they have dense breast tissue “receive letters in the mail about the finding that can be hard to decipher.”

HealthImaging (4/25, Livernois) reports that “the National Mammography Database (NMD) has become the fastest growing mammography registry in the United States, surpassing the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium (BCSC),” the findings of a study published by the American Journal of Roentgenology reveals. 

Medscape (4/20, Castellino) reports that “Delay in radiation beyond 8 weeks increases the risk for malignant breast cancer recurrence in women who undergo surgery for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).” The research was presented at the American Association for Cancer Research 2016 Annual Meeting. 

HealthImaging (4/19, Hocter) reports that research indicates “the amount of time since a patient’s last mammogram is associated with future adherence to breast cancer screening recommendations following a false-positive finding.” The research was presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research. 

The Radiology Business Journal (4/14, Walter) reports that “the FDA posted a new advisory to its Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) website earlier this week, emphasizing the importance of proper patient positioning during mammography.” According to the advisory, “Poor positioning has been found to be the cause of most clinical image deficiencies and most failures of accreditation.”