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By Catherine Fusilier, MD About 30% of women who received chest radiotherapy as children develop breast cancer before reaching their fiftieth birthday. This cancer diagnosis rate is comparable to the rate of breast cancer in women with BRCA mutations. Of even greater consequence, women who received childhood chest radiotherapy have a 10%-11% of dying from…

Cervical cancer stands apart from other cancers. It carries an early onset, and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends women start cervical cancer screenings as early as age 21. While the disease has declined in prevalence, there was a period where it held an almost obscene title—the leading cause of cancer death for women…

While there are no formal recommendations as to mammography screening for high-risk men, a recently released 12-year study by Dr. Gao, published in the journal, Radiology, suggests that men at high-risk for breast cancer would benefit from mammography screening. What characteristics define a man as being at high risk for breast cancer? There are several…

The American College of Radiology updated their guidelines for mammographic screenings recently. The ACR strongly supports early screening with particular detail to at-risk women. The ARC Commission on Breast Imaging evaluated numerous studies regarding effective methods for screening women at higher risk for breast cancer. The evaluation utilized the American College of Radiology’s Appropriateness Criteria®…

A 2018 study published in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network revealed that half of breast cancer survivors are not receiving recommended breast surveillance. The number not adhering to recommendations is alarming since early detection of recurrence is critical to better outcomes. Recommendations for Breast Cancer Survivors ASCO (The American Society of Clinical…