The utility of annual MRI plus mammogram was investigated in a new meta-analysis delivered at this year’s San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, with the goal of optimizing use of MRI by considering ...

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Efforts to increase the application of low-dose computed tomography (LDCT): A resident-led strategy to improve lung cancer screening in an urban primary care clinic. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract ...

Doctors emphasize the importance of using evidence-based imaging for cancer screening. Full-body scans aren't routinely recommended, but they can be beneficial for certain high-risk individuals. Other ...

A friend recently had a scare when she was called back for a biopsy following a mammogram. Happily, the results were negative. She has dense breast tissue and is now on a more intense screening ...

What if I Got a Whole-Body MRI? Fred Hutch and UW Medicine radiologists do not provide reinterpretations of whole-body MRIs. If you’ve had a whole-body MRI screening and have a question or concern ...

While there has been some controversy over when women should start getting mammograms, all experts agree that screening is an important first step in detecting breast cancers and treating them early.

While screening every 2 years with mammography alone had the lowest total costs, it also resulted in only 47 quality-adjusted life years (QALY) gained. However, screening with MRI alone every 4 years ...

Breast MRI screening is a good way to detect small tumors, but it's unclear how much it benefits women with a history of breast cancer, a new study finds. Right now, experts recommend that breast ...

Joy, a 46-year-old in Pittsburgh, recalls being the same age as her teenage boys, when her own mother diligently got cancer screenings. "She had her mammograms every year," Joy says. But, Joy thinks ...