Strength of Recommendations for Breast Cancer Screening
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Strength of Recommendations for Breast Cancer Screening
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Tags: Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Breast Cancer, Women's Health
Most Recently Shared on January 6, 2011 at 5:53 am By:
Strength of Recommendations for Breast Cancer Screening: In November 2009, new breast cancer screening recommend... http://bit.ly/i9gzB8
Mammogram Results, Guidelines, Recommendations, and More
women.webmd.com — “A mammogram is an X-ray of the breasts.Mammography screens for breast abrnomalities.” View full resource at women.webmd.com
Most Recently Shared on March 29, 2012 at 2:48 pm By:
@snfd233 How was your experience getting your first mammogram? I hope it went well. http://t.co/vu9M3WF2 ^DrM
AJR: USPSTF underestimated breast cancer screening benefits
healthimaging.com — “The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s (USPSTF) 2009 recommendation against routine breast cancer screening for women younger than age 50 continues to make waves. Recent research has shown that fewer women need undergo clinical screening to save a life than estimated by USPSTF’s analysis, according to a study published in the March issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.” View full resource at healthimaging.com
Most Recently Shared on March 1, 2012 at 1:40 am By:
Health Imaging & IT Health Magazine
AJR: USPSTF underestimated breast cancer screening benefits - The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s (USPSTF) 200... http://t.co/Hs0tg9v6
Mammograms Benefit Women in their 40s, Study Shows | Healthland | TIME.com
healthland.time.com — “Amidst the continuing debate over the age at which women should begin screening routinely for breast cancer, researchers report fresh evidence that women in their 40s whose cancers were picked up by mammograms need less treatment and live longer than cancer patients who were not screened.” View full resource at healthland.time.com
Most Recently Shared on February 23, 2012 at 3:01 pm By:
Women, mammograms benefit you in your 40s | http://t.co/nqFiw8PI
Women not following through with recommended breast screening MRI — Colorado Cancer Blogs
coloradocancerblogs.org — “Women not following through with recommended breast screening MRI — Colorado Cancer Blogs” View full resource at coloradocancerblogs.org
Most Recently Shared on January 31, 2012 at 6:23 pm By:
We all know screening is important, but one of our researchers has discovered some women at high risk for breast... http://t.co/ntQ3piCG
Ultrasounds Detect Cancers That Mammograms Missed, Study Finds: Experts Praise Connecticut's Landmark 2009 Law That Requires Urging Women With Dense Breast Tissue To Get Additional Testing - Hartford Courant
articles.courant.com — “After an ultrasound screening in 2004, Woodbury resident Nancy Cappello was diagnosed with stage 3c breast cancer — just two months after a mammogram had given her a clean bill of health.When” View full resource at articles.courant.com
Most Recently Shared on January 17, 2012 at 3:56 pm By:
Komen Connecticut Health Organization
DYK 40% of women have dense breasts & mamms can't detect their cancers? Thx to 2009 law docs must recommend ultrasounds http://t.co/a3s2XZcp
Susan G. Komen for the Cure | Understanding Breast Cancer | Early Detection & Screening | Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations for Women at Higher Risk
ww5.komen.org — “Getting regular screening tests is very important for women who are at a higher risk of developing breast cancer. In general, a woman can be placed in the higher risk category if she has either a sing” View full resource at ww5.komen.org
Most Recently Shared on January 11, 2012 at 8:18 pm By:
Komen for the Cure Health Organization
@lizk83 In short, yes, every yr starting at age 5-10 yrs prior to the youngest bc case in the fam. More info: http://t.co/jQuwGui0
Study: High cancer screening rates seen among elderly adults
news-medical.net — “Adults older than 75 years continue to have regular screenings for colorectal, breast, cervical, and prostate cancer despite guidelines that recommend against such routine screenings in this population, according to a study by Keith M. Bellizzi, MD, MPH, from the University of Connecticut, Storrs, and colleagues.” View full resource at news-medical.net
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Prostate Cancer: Study: High cancer screening rates seen among elderly adults: Adults older than 75 years contin... http://t.co/42tikcDE
New Study Backs Mammogram Screening For Women In Their 40s | Fox News
foxnews.com — “In another slap at a 2009 U.S. task force recommendation on mammography, a new study released Tuesday finds that women do indeed benefit from annual mammograms in their 40s – even if they don’t have a family history of breast cancer” View full resource at foxnews.com
Most Recently Shared on November 29, 2011 at 3:51 pm By:
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New Study Backs Mammogram Screening for Women in Their 40s: http://t.co/YMHVk0Gm
Why I reject most of the new breast cancer screening recommendations - The Globe and Mail
theglobeandmail.com — “When I began my work as a breast cancer researcher in 1978, my goal was to improve mammography to save women’s lives. I helped develop digital mammography and tested it in a clinical trial with 50,000 women in the U.S. and Canada. In 2005 in The New England Journal of Medicine, we reported that for women under 50 and, especially for those with dense breasts, digital was significantly more accurate than film in finding breast cancer. Our current goal is to develop a better way than mammogra” View full resource at theglobeandmail.com
Most Recently Shared on November 28, 2011 at 5:11 pm By:
Why I reject most of the new breast-cancer screening recommendations: When I began my work as a breast cancer re... http://t.co/Pwt8bXXT
As barbs fly over breast screening divide, women left to decide what's best for them - Yahoo! News
ca.news.yahoo.com — “From Yahoo! News: TORONTO - The release this week of revamped Canadian breast cancer screening guidelines has set off a war of words between those who support the recommendations and those who predict that following them will lead to more women dying of the disease.” View full resource at ca.news.yahoo.com
Most Recently Shared on November 25, 2011 at 4:16 am By:
As barbs fly over breast screening divide, women left to decide what's best for them: TORONTO - The release this... http://t.co/CDn4Ijzq
Breast cancer screening won't change despite guidelines - Yahoo! News
ca.news.yahoo.com — “From Yahoo! News: Health P.E.I. says it will not change its breast cancer screening program, despite a new recommendation that women aged 40 to 49 should not be routinely screened for breast cancer.” View full resource at ca.news.yahoo.com
Most Recently Shared on November 23, 2011 at 3:53 am By:
Breast cancer screening won't change despite guidelines: Health P.E.I. says it will not change its breast cancer... http://t.co/fHNxyDTS
ACR denounces new breast cancer screening guidelines by CTFOPH
news-medical.net — “The American College of Radiology today denounced new breast cancer screening guidelines by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health (CTFOPH), which recommend against annual screening of women ages 40-49 and would extend time between screens for older women.” View full resource at news-medical.net
Most Recently Shared on November 22, 2011 at 5:12 am By:
ACR denounces new breast cancer screening guidelines by CTFOPH: The American College of Radiology today denounce... http://t.co/ls4xh6ub
Mammograms for women in 40s: Now Canada recommends against them - latimes.com
latimes.com — “Should women age 40-49 who are at regular risk of breast cancer get routine mammograms ? A Canadian task force recommends no, just as the United States Preventive Services Task Force did in 2009 (for which it caught plenty of heat).” View full resource at latimes.com
Most Recently Shared on November 22, 2011 at 2:32 am By:
Komen for the Cure Health Organization
According to new guidelines released in Canada, wmn 40-49 shouldn't undergo routine mamm screening for #breastcancer http://t.co/uQt5sDX1
ACR: New Canadian mammo guidelines ignore evidence, could cost lives
healthimaging.com — “The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Healthhas issued new breast cancer screening guidelines, which recommend against annual screening of women ages 40 to 49 and extending time between screens for older women. The guidelines ignore results of landmark randomized control trials which show that regular screening significantly reduces breast cancer deaths in these women, according to the American College of Radiology.” View full resource at healthimaging.com
Most Recently Shared on November 21, 2011 at 11:30 pm By:
Health Imaging & IT Health Magazine
ACR: New Canadian mammo guidelines ignore evidence, could cost lives http://t.co/tWcePvCP
Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening Ignore Best Evidence and Would Cost Thousands of Lives Each Year
acr.org — “New breast cancer screening guidelines by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health (CTFOPH), which recommend against annual screening of women ages 40-49 and extending time between screens for older women, ignore results of landmark randomized control trials which show that regular screening significantly reduces breast cancer deaths in these women. While implementation of the CTFOPH guidelines may save money each year on screening costs, the result will be thousands of unnecessary breast ca” View full resource at acr.org
Most Recently Shared on November 21, 2011 at 9:12 pm By:
Canadian task force guidelines for breast cancer screening ignore best evidence & would cost thousands of lives http://t.co/mUHH00rq
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