Search Tag: screening
2024 25 Jan
Cervical cancer was once a leading cause of cancer death for women in the United States. Today, screening and prevention have greatly reduced the impact of this form of cancer. Still, approximately 13,960 women in the United States are projected to receive a diagnosis of cervical cancer in 2023 and approximately 4,310 will die from the disease, ...Read more
2023 07 Nov
Researchers from Karolinska Institute reported that women who receive a false positive mammography are more likely to develop breast cancer over the following 20 years. The team used data from the Stockholm Mammography Screening programme, linked to Swedish nationwide registers, to explore the long-term outcomes following a false-positive...Read more
2023 29 Sep
A recent study, published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, revealed an increasing number of patients are taking the initiative to schedule their own screening mammograms through online portals. Notably, this trend is most prominent among younger patients. The American College of Radiology advises annual screening mammograms...Read more
2023 28 Jun
Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer-related deaths among women in India. In 2020, India accounted for 21% of new cases of cervical cancer and 23% of deaths due to cervical cancer in the world. India has been facing a significant burden of cervical cancer cases, making it one of the countries grappling with a high number of new cases and...Read more
2023 05 May
The American College of Radiology (ACR) have released new breast cancer screening guidelines, recommending earlier and more intensive screening for women at high-risk. The latest scientific evidence states that all women at higher-than-average risk should undergo risk assessment by age 25 to determine if MRI surveillance is required earlier than...Read more
2023 05 May
The American College of Radiology (ACR) have released new breast cancer screening guidelines, recommending earlier and more intensive screening for women at high-risk. The latest scientific evidence states that all women at higher-than-average risk should undergo risk assessment by age 25 to determine if MRI surveillance is required earlier than...Read more
2017 09 Nov
Breast cancer screening and the breast imagers of the future The future of breast examinations is changing. More and more screening methods are being invented as well as an influx of young radiologists hoping to make a difference. Members of EUSOBI tell us how. Breast cancer is the most common female cancer and the 2nd leading cause...Read more