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Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Q&A with Dr. Daniel Shekleton of Raleigh Radiology
Breast cancer is the number one cancer detected in women, with one in eight women affected. Everyone knows someone who has been diagnosed with breast cancer: a mother, sister, grandmother, aunt, friend or coworker. Dr. Daniel Shekleton of Raleigh Radiology, which is a member of the radiologist-owned alliance Collaborative Imaging, is no different. After his mother was…
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence for Breast Cancer Diagnosis: Sensitive But Not Specific
Researchers at the University of Washington and the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) have developed a machine-learning system that confirms breast cancer diagnoses made by radiologists, a recent paper in JAMA Network Open reports. Skilled diagnosticians differ in their interpretation of radiographic images of different forms of cancer. Concordance among physicians, in recent research…
Read MoreNew Study Finds that Mammography Is Beneficial for Men at Higher Risk for Breast Cancer
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…
Read MoreCurrent Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Including for At-Risk Women
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®…
Read MoreNCCN Study Reveals Non-Compliance to Breast Surveillance in Half of Breast Cancer Survivors
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…
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