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Dense Breast Cancer Screening Should Include Automated Breast Ultrasound (ABUS)
By Jon Ekstrom, MD | RAPC A woman with fatty breasts is less likely to develop breast cancer than a woman who has dense breasts. Also, the denser a woman’s breasts, the higher her risk of developing breast cancer. Today, women with dense breasts are having mammograms as well as additional breast cancer screening tests.…
Read MoreWhat Causes Breast Cancer in Men?
By Jonathan Sims, MD | RAPC Did you know that men can develop breast cancer? Yes, it’s true — in the United States, approximately one out of every 100 cases of breast cancer occur in a man. Both men and women have breasts. Their anatomy is very similar. Men and women have nipples and areola,…
Read MoreEarlier Breast Cancer Screening Benefits Women with Childhood Cancer
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…
Read MoreBreast Cancer Awareness Month: Q&A with Dr. Patricia Krakos of Texas Radiology Associates
Dr. Patricia Krakos of Texas Radiology Associates, founding member of radiologist-owned alliance Collaborative Imaging, loves making a difference in people’s lives, especially women. This desire to help women began in 1992 when she started practicing breast imaging. This also means Dr. Krakos isn’t a stranger to breast cancer diagnosis, which has also affected her personal…
Read MoreBreast Cancer Awareness: Q&A with Dr. Michael Mishra of Texas Radiology Associates
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and the second leading cause of death in women. With 12% of the female population in the United States encountering breast cancer during her lifetime, it couldn’t be stressed enough that the next best thing to an “all clear” is early detection. And overall, mammography remains…
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