PREVIEW Because of the high incidence of breast cancer, screening is a vital component of
overall management of the disease. In this article, Dr Barton reviews risk factors for breast …

Screening for breast cancer is done by mammography. A mammogram is a special series of
x-rays taken of the breast. A doctor looks for any abnormal signs or patterns on the …

Abstract In 2003, the American Cancer Society updated its guidelines for early detection of
breast cancer based on recommendations from a formal review of evidence and a recent …

Objectives: Describe the breast cancer screening guidelines as advocated by the American
Cancer Society, United States Preventive Services Task Force, World Health Organization …

Purpose To evaluate the value of mammography in detecting breast cancer in high-risk
women undergoing screening breast magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. Materials and …

Breast cancer screening is used to identify women with asymptomatic cancer with the goal of
enabling women to undergo less invasive treatments that lead to better outcomes, ideally at …

■ ABSTRACT Of the imaging techniques currently available to evaluate women for breast
disease, mammography remains the mainstay of breast cancer screening, but recent …

BACKGROUND The authors compared the performance of screening mammography versus
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in women at genetically high risk for breast cancer …

Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women in the United States and a
leading cause of cancer death among women. In 2012, an estimated 280,675 new cases of …

OBJECTIVE. In July 2011, the provincial government of Ontario, Canada, approved funding
for the addition of annual breast MRI to mammography screening for all women 30–69 years …