The development and implementation of an HBOC risk assessment protocol can decrease morbidity and mortality.
Cancer Screening
Preventive Care May Be Free, but Follow-Up Diagnostic Tests Can Bring Big Bills
When Cynthia Johnson learned she would owe $200 out-of-pocket for a diagnostic mammogram in Houston, she almost put off getting…
Skin Cancer May Be Overlooked in People With Dark Skin.
Skin cancers may appear different on fairer skin than on darker skin, and because clinicians may have been trained only with fair-skin depictions, the chance for misdiagnosis in people with dark skin increases.
Test Your Knowledge: New FDA Guidance on Mammography and How it Impacts You
Are you aware that, on March 9, the FDA updated its mammography regulations requiring mammography facilities to notify patients about…
AI-Aided Mammogram Screening Detected 20% More Breast Cancers, Swedish Study Finds
Using artificial intelligence (AI) to help read mammograms resulted in 20 percent more cancer detections and cut radiologists’ workload in…