Mammography
Study Pinpoints Ways to Help Prevent Cancellations of Screening Mammography
A recent Harvard study, published September 14 in JACR, helps pinpoint ways to prevent cancellations of screening mammography appointments. The research team, led by radiologists Nita Amornsiripanitch, MD, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Adrian Jaramillo-Cardoso, MD, of Massachusetts General, utilized QI methodology (PDSA – Plan-Do-Study-Act)for their study. The team’s composition was critical — besides…
Read MoreWhat Young Women Should Know When They Are Denied a Mammogram
Recently, a young woman from California shared her breast cancer story to help alert other young women after she was denied a mammogram when she discovered a marble-sized lump in her breast. The Saga of Philecia La’Bounty Philecia La’Bounty was just 29 years ago when she discovered that lump in her breast. Because she didn’t…
Read MoreKatie Couric Reaches Out to other Women after her Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Katie Couric described her recent breast cancer diagnosis in a recent blog post on her website. She advocated for cancer screenings after her first husband, Jay, died of colon cancer in 1998. She even allowed the airing of her colonoscopy on the TODAY show in 2000, and colonoscopy screenings increased by 20% after that show.…
Read MoreEthnicity and Race Linked to Delays in Follow-ups for Mammograms
Black, Hispanic, and Asian women are almost one-and-a-half times more likely than white women not to follow-up on mammograms considered incomplete by the BI-RADS scoring system. The BI-RADS scoring system provides radiologists with a shared, standardized terminology to use as they describe and classify their findings. The system gives a score of 0 for exams…
Read MoreBridging the Digital Gap for Breast Cancer Screening
While radiologists update their practices with new technology, a study published August 30 in Radiology Business suggests that breast cancer screening locations should continue their non-digital channels — for appointment scheduling, participation in community health programs, as well as maintaining mobile mammography screening in mobile settings close to where patients reside. The study led by…
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