14 Results for "mammography"

Interpreting randomized trial evidence around mammography

…than older mammograms, it is argued by some that the randomized trials under-estimate the benefits of mammography as practiced in 2011. The oldest randomized trial of mammography enrolled women in…

Weighing the harms and benefits of mammography

…Force of under-estimating the benefits of screening mammography because they claim newer mammography technology will detect more treatable cancers. Others have suggested that the benefits of screening mammography were exaggerated…

Presenting the benefits of mammography

…with mammography. The recommendations suggest not routinely screening women aged 40 to 49. There appear to be four broad areas of disagreement about the benefits and harms of mammography: how…

Did mammography save her life?

…of screening mammography with the harms of unnecessary treatment is important when considering screening mammography “I am so thankful that my breast cancer was detected early by screening. Because the…

The mammography controversy

…debate is not always reflected in screening programs, most of which strongly recommend mammography to average risk women within a certain age bracket. Some experts believe that many women are…

Are breast cancer screening programs justified?

…incentive but the government does have a mammography uptake target of 70% of eligible patients by 2020. (Currently, mammography screening participation rates in Ontario and Alberta are 60% and 56%,…

Screening mammography

As a rural family doctor I have to factor in travel costs when referring my patients for specialized services. Costs of travel include not only transportation expenses but time from…

A patient asks: does my ancestry put me at higher risk of breast cancer?

…undergo a special type of screening that includes mammography but also magnetic resonance imaging, which is far more sensitive at finding tumors. You could also be offered a drug such…

Decision aids: why hasn’t this proven, patient-centred practice caught on?

…women aged 40-49 years understand the risks and benefits of mammography: In this graphic, each dot represents 1 woman (○ = 1 woman). Pink dots are women who received a…

Arithmetic Operations: Breast Cancer Screening Choices and Anticoagulation Bridging

…making an “informed choice” and fewer wanting to undergo screening mammography. Amol discusses the BRIDGE trial, which found that not bridging patients’ anticoagulation around the time of elective surgeries or…

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