Mammography
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Rethinking screening for breast cancer and prostate cancer.

19 Oct 2009 After 20 years of screening for breast and prostate cancer, several observations can be made. First, the incidence of these cancers increased after the introduction of screening but has never returned to prescreening levels. Second, the increase in ... Read more...

Breast cancer screening among Vietnamese Americans: a randomized controlled trial of lay health worker outreach.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Vietnamese-American women underutilize breast cancer screening. DESIGN: An RCT was conducted comparing the effect of lay health workers (LHWs) and media education (ME) to ME alone on breast cancer screening among these women. ... Read more...

Breast self-examination: defining a cohort still in need.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: The value of breast self-examination (BSE) to detect early breast cancer is controversial. METHODS: Within an institutional review board-approved prospective study, 147 high-risk women were enrolled from 2004 to 2007. Yearly clinical ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Mammography'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Improving mammography screening. 30 Oct 2009
• Abstracts of the Royal College of Radiologists Breast Group Annual Scientific Meeting. Belfast, Northern Ireland. November 1-3, 2009. 24 Oct 2009
• Rethinking screening for breast cancer and prostate cancer. 19 Oct 2009
• [Informed consent in mammography screening] 6 Oct 2009
• Breast cancer screening among Vietnamese Americans: a randomized controlled trial of lay health worker outreach. 29 Sep 2009
• Can computer-aided detection be detrimental to mammographic interpretation? 29 Sep 2009
• The preponderance of evidence supports computer-aided detection for screening mammography. 29 Sep 2009
• Breast self-examination: defining a cohort still in need. 29 Sep 2009
• Prognostic indicators following ipsilateral tumor recurrence in patients treated with breast-conserving therapy. 29 Sep 2009
• Diagnosis of breast cancer in women age 40 and younger: delays in diagnosis result from underuse of genetic testing and breast imaging. 29 Sep 2009
• Promoters and barriers to mammography screening in multiethnic inner city patients. 29 Sep 2009
• The predictive value of incidental PET/CT findings suspicious for breast cancer in women with non-breast malignancies. 29 Sep 2009
• Mammographic screening in younger women at high risk. 29 Sep 2009
• Comparison of digital mammography and screen-film mammography in breast cancer screening: a review in the Irish breast screening program. 29 Sep 2009
• Radioguided localization of nonpalpable breast cancer lesions: randomized comparison with wire localization in patients undergoing conservative surgery and sentinel node biopsy. 29 Sep 2009
• Is breast MRI helpful in the evaluation of inconclusive mammographic findings? 29 Sep 2009
• A pilot study of trimodality breast imaging surveillance in young women at high risk of breast cancer in Western Australia. 19 Sep 2009
• Clinical imaging characteristics of the positron emission mammography camera: PEM Flex Solo II. 14 Sep 2009
• Role of MRI in breast cancer management. 30 Aug 2009
• Two-year follow-up of stereotactically guided 9-G breast biopsy: a multicenter evaluation of a self-contained vacuum-assisted device. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Mammography'

Definition: Radiographic examination of the breast.

Descriptor UI: D008327

Alternative terms: Mammography; Mammographies;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E01.370.350.700.500;

History Note: 66(64)

Technical Notes: DF: MAMMOGR