Categories Screening
Relevance: Medium-High
Most relevant for: Women with dense breast tissue on mammograms
Study: Dense breast notifications are informative but hard to read and understand
Some states offer women dense breast notifications that are meant to explain that dense breasts are risk factors for breast cancer and can hide cancer on mammograms, and to identify appropriate supplemental screening options. But recent research found that this information is often not easy to read or understand, which questions the usefulness of the documents. (6/7/16)
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Relevance: Medium-High
Most relevant for: Young women at high risk for breast cancer with limited access to mammography and MRI is not easily accessible
Study: How do ultrasound and mammography compare in breast cancer screening?
Mammography has been shown to reduce breast cancer deaths; however, women in developing countries don’t have easy access to mammography. Ultrasound screening, on the other hand, is portable and less expensive, and could be an alternative to mammography. This study compared mammography to ultrasound in women with dense breasts and found the two techniques have similar cancer detection rates, although the false positive rate is higher with ultrasound. (02/16/16)
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