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Pandemic prompted an increase in negative mammograms

AuntMinnie

The COVID-19 pandemic prompted an increase in the rates of negative mammograms in both screening and diagnostic settings, a study published November 14 in the Journal of Radiology Nursing found. They also found a decrease in the proportion of negative diagnostic mammograms.

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Mammography AI model performs well in screening populations

AuntMinnie

From full-field digital mammograms, the AI extracted mammographic features including density, microcalcifications, masses, and left-right breast asymmetries for risk assessment. The model was tested on four European mammographic screening populations in three countries screened between 2009 and 2020 for women ages 45 to 69.

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The Importance of Keeping Up With Mammograms During Covid: Don’t Delay, Schedule Your Yearly Screening

Professional Radiology

Cancer experts, however, have expressed concerns over the potential number of women who delayed breast cancer screenings and mammograms due to covid-related closures or backlogs. Let’s look at some of the recent numbers and revisit the importance of breast cancer screenings and mammograms. Why is Your Yearly Mammogram Important?

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Disparities persist in availability of diagnostic breast services

AuntMinnie

Additional imaging and possibly image-guided biopsy are recommended for women who have an abnormal screening mammogram. The researchers identified multilevel factors associated with the availability of diagnostic services after an abnormal screening mammogram and women undergoing standard-of-care and advanced diagnostic services.

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Breast cancer risk after false-positive mammography differs by patient

AuntMinnie

Breast cancer risk after a false-positive mammogram depends on individual patient characteristics and follow-up, a study published November 2 in JAMA Oncology found. They included data collected between 1991 and 2020 from 497,343 women with a median age of 52 years. among women with a false-positive result compared with 7.3%

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Late-stage breast cancer incidence increasing in U.S. women

AuntMinnie

Our research is showing that we are missing opportunities to diagnose disease early, Monticciolo told AuntMinnie.com. They used the latest available data from Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER), including data from the COVID-19 pandemic peak years of 2020 and 2021. They added that the U.S.

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Ultrasound detects more cancers in high-risk women with dense breasts

AuntMinnie

These findings can help breast imagers estimate the expected outcomes of supplemental ultrasound screening according to a woman’s risk level and assist in determining which women with dense breasts may be good candidates for supplemental ultrasound screening after a negative mammogram,” Sprague told AuntMinnie.com.