End The Confusion

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To end the confusion surrounding when and how often a woman should get a mammogram.
Too many people/organizations are saying too many confusing, dangerous and
contradictory things about breast cancer screening.

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There is danger in the confusion around screening mammography. The danger is the risk to a woman’s life.

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Women need clear and accurate information with which to discuss mammography screening with their providers (shared decision-making).

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Concerns include delaying or foregoing screening mammography which can lead to increased mortality.

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End the Confusion

The Society of Breast Imaging developed this whiteboard animation to end the confusion around when and how often women should get mammography screening. Take a few minutes to watch it and then share it.

Recent News

Mammography news and information

Apr 19, 2018

Supplemental Breast MRI Widely Underutilized, Study Suggests.

Diagnostic Imaging (4/19) reports that research suggests “supplemental breast MRI is widely underutilized among women who may benefit from earlier cancer detection.” The findings were published in the Journal of Women’s Health.

Apr 19, 2018

Double Reading Improves Breast Cancer Screening, Study Indicates.

Aunt Minnie (4/19, Yee) reports that according to a study published online April 10 in Radiology, “double reading of mammography screening exams – and using a third reader or a consensus process to resolve any interpretation discrepancies – increases the number of cancers detected and reduces recalls.” Use of a second radiology reader in breast cancer screening “can increase the number of cancers detected,” the researchers wrote, adding, “However, the clinical importance of these cancers requires careful consideration, as some may be overdiagnosed.”

Apr 13, 2018

DBT Improves Breast Cancer Screening In Younger Women, Study Suggests.

Aunt Minnie (4/13, Yee) reports that according to a study published online April 9 in the American Journal of Roentgenology, “adding digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) to digital mammography improves breast cancer screening in women younger than 50, decreasing recalls and finding more cancers in those who have dense tissue.” The study findings “address the ongoing debate about whether screening mammography’s benefits outweigh its potential harms in younger women,” and offer support for its use in this population, the article says.

Apr 13, 2018

Multiparametric MRI Perfects Optimally For Suspected Breast Cancer, Study Indicates.

Aunt Minnie (4/13, Forrest) reports that “dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI-MRI) each have advantages and disadvantages for assessing suspicious breast lesions,” but the “optimal approach is multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) using both methods, according to a new study published online in Investigative Radiology.” The article says researchers led by Dr. Katja Pinker, PhD, from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Austria’s Medical University of Vienna, “evaluated the performance of DCE-MRI, DWI-MRI, and a combination of the two techniques as mpMRI in more than 100 patients,” and found that mpMRI was the most effective option “as it compensated for the deficiencies of each technique.”

Apr 12, 2018

Wisconsin Breast Density Reporting Legislation Signed Into Law.

The Radiology Business Journal (4/12, Walter) reports that Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) “has signed the state’s breast density reporting legislation into law.” Healthcare providers who “perform mammography are now required to send a notice to patients when it is determined they have dense breast tissue.”

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Study- Supplemental Breast MRI Widely Underutilized: https://t.co/hJS1becLij

Analysis Suggests Radiology Residents Should Receive Proper Training About Patient- And Family-Centered Care: https://t.co/mho3wQD5vk

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Supplemental Breast MRI Widely Underutilized, Study Suggests.

Double Reading Improves Breast Cancer Screening, Study Indicates.

DBT Improves Breast Cancer Screening In Younger Women, Study Suggests.

Multiparametric MRI Perfects Optimally For Suspected Breast Cancer, Study Indicates.

Wisconsin Breast Density Reporting Legislation Signed Into Law.

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