Screenings offered between October 18-October 29 at a local school in North Philadelphia build on Penn Medicine’s commitment to improving care and outcomes among low-income and minority patients.
A computer program trained to see patterns among thousands of breast ultrasound images can aid physicians in accurately diagnosing breast cancer, a new study shows.
A new paper in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute indicates that disruptions in healthcare due to the COVID 19 pandemic may increase breast cancer deaths.
A new study looking at U.S. mammography screening rates during the first five months of the pandemic found both a strong rebound in breast cancer screening rates and a concerning cumulative deficit in mammograms due to missed appointments, as well as uncovering disparities when looking at screening according to race.
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According to a new study in the American Journal of Roentgenology, contrast-enhanced mammography showed concordance with MRI in women with newly diagnosed breast cancer and breast augmentation.
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For women who had participated in both of their previous two mammograms, the incidence of dying from breast cancer within 10 years of diagnosis was 50% lower than in women who did not attend either of the last two screening examinations.
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Attendance at regular mammography screening substantially reduces the risk of dying from breast cancer, according to a large study of over half a million women, published in the journal Radiology.
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Swelling of lymph nodes in the armpit area is a normal response to COVID-19 vaccinations, but when they are seen on mammograms, they can be mistaken for nodes that are swollen because of cancer.
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