New Mammograms Can Mean Earlier Detection For Breast Cancer. October Is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
One in eight women is at risk for developing breast cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. October is breast cancer awareness month, and new digital mammography could mean earlier detection and more successful treatment than ever before.
Digital mammography provides a more advanced image over traditional film screenings - giving radiologists more tools to make a better diagnosis. In fact, a study sponsored by the U.S. National Cancer Institute found that digital mammography detects up to 28 percent more cancers than film mammography in women 50 and under and in women with dense breasts.
Digital images are also easier and faster to share with other doctors wherever they are for second opinions and other purposes.
A recent study at Houston's MD Anderson Cancer Center shows that women whose breast cancer was found by mammogram may have a 53 percent better survival rate than those whose cancer is discovered another way. Digital mammograms could help improve survival rates even further.
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- Donna Krasner, patient
- Joanne Scott Santos, Siemens
- Dr.Thomas Boyle, Medical Director, DaVinci Imaging
- Kate Brookes, On Scene
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