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Ultrasound nonmass breast lesion features may signal malignancy

AuntMinnie

It also found that having a negative mammogram was associated with a lower malignancy rate and lower positive predictive values for sonographic features compared with having an abnormal mammogram. The retrospective, multicenter study included data collected from 2012 to 2019 from 993 women with an average age of 50 years.

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ACS: Breast cancer mortality decreases, disparities persist

AuntMinnie

The investigators found the following regarding breast cancer incidence: Breast cancer incidence rose by 1% annually from 2012 to 2021, mostly confined to localizedā€stage and hormone receptorā€positive disease. Women younger than 50 years experienced a 1.4% annual increase in incidence compared with 0.7%

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Combining AI Models Improves Breast Cancer Risk Assessment

Imaging Technology

Using mammography-based deep learning models may improve the accuracy of breast cancer risk assessment and can also lead to earlier diagnoses. ā€œAbout 1 in 10 women develop breast cancer throughout their lifetime,ā€ said study author Andreas D. Lauritzen , Ph.D., A variety of AI tools exist to aid in detecting cancer risk.

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Why understanding breast density matters

The British Institute of Radiology

Women with dense breasts are BOTH more likely to develop breast cancer and more likely to have that cancer missed on a mammogram [5] Fig. 1 ā€“ Cancer on a mammogram of a fatty vs a dense breast What is Dense Breast Tissue? Breast density is determined through a mammogram and described as one of four categories (Fig.