Breast Imaging

I recently came across some promising research that further validates the need for women to begin screening for breast cancer with mammography at age 40.

A recent article in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment offers important and exciting information on breast cancer as a disease entity and for tailoring the treatment of breast cancer to each individual patient.

I recently spoke at the 2012 Cowan Cancer Symposium on the abundant sound scientific evidence demonstrating that screening mammography saves lives.

When it comes to mammography screening recommendations, UCSF Radiology and the American College of Radiology agree.

With recent articles fueling the debate about the effectiveness of screening mammography, it is important for physicians and patients to understand that there is abundant sound scientific evidence demonstrating that screening mammography saves lives.

A new study suggests the advantage of using breast MRI screenings among high-risk, underserved women, as opposed to the general- risk mammography screenings.

Data from a recent study suggests that secondary breast cancer diagnosis rates in the US are higher among African American women than Caucasian women.

Future UCSF radiology resident, Dr. Vignesh Arasu, M.D., discusses reducing the large number of false positives generated using breast MRI to detect breast cancer.

As ABC News put it: "Mammograms save lives, period, end of story." This declaration -- something we at UCSF already advocated -- is the conclusive result of a landmark (29-year-long!) study of mammography screening.

The U.S. Preventive Service Task Force (USPSTF) recently revised their mammography guidelines, stating that women can wait until age 50 to have biennial (every 2 years) screening mammograms. However, research presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons indicated that following the USPSTF guidelines would actually have a negative impact on survival. And we agree.