Breast cancer is now the most common nonskin cancer in women in the United States.
Women have an average risk of one in eight of being diagnosed with breast cancer at some …

Compared with other fields of medicine, there is hardly an area that has seen such fast
development as the world of breast cancer. Indeed, the way we treat breast cancer has …

Background Imaging the breast is a vital component not only for breast cancer screening,
but also for diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, and follow-up of patients with breast cancer …

Overview: Mammography is the only breast imaging examination that has been shown to
reduce breast cancer mortality. Population-based sensitivity is 75% to 80%, but sensitivity in …

Mammography has been an effective modality for mortality reduction from breast cancer. 1
From 1975 to 1990, the death rate from breast cancer increased annually by 0.4%. However …

Although mammography still remains the gold standard for breast cancer screening and
diagnosis, it typically cannot differentiate benign from malignant disease and is less …

The current state of the art for breast imaging is reviewed in comparison with the methods of
practice commonly in use 25–35 years ago to demonstrate the most important advances that …

Dr. Kopans' best-selling text and reference on breast imaging is now in its thoroughly
revised, updated Third Edition. The author combines a complete, superbly illustrated atlas of …

THE initial enthusiasm for breast-cancer screening, stimulated by the successful use of x-ray
mammography in detecting early-stage breast cancer, was diminished in 1976 when …

Although mammography remains the most widely used tool for the early detection of breast
cancers and evaluation of palpable abnormalities, a number of other imaging tools are …