Dear Women's Imaging Insider,
The parameters of breast cancer screening -- when to start, how long to continue, and how to deal with a range of risk factors -- have been disputed for years, with researchers offering conflicting data to support their particular point of view. But no matter where a breast imaging practice falls in the debate, implementing a screening program will trigger tough choices.
At the recent National Consortium of Breast Centers (NCBC) meeting in Las Vegas, Dr. Brett Parkinson, director of the breast clinical program at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City, outlined some of these hard decisions for attendees and offered guidelines for navigating them. Learn more in our Insider Exclusive.
Also be sure to check out these other articles in the Women's Imaging Digital Community:
- Find out how adding soothing sensory stimuli to the screening room can alleviate women's pain and anxiety during mammography exams.
- Discover why technologists are an untapped resource when it comes to educating women about breast tissue density.
- Read what MD Anderson Cancer Center researchers found about the benefits of yoga for women undergoing radiotherapy.
- From our European Congress of Radiology (ECR) coverage, learn what has changed in the BI-RADS lexicon.
- Also from ECR, find out what Dutch researchers are saying about MRI as a tool to diagnose ruptures in silicone breast implants.
As always, if you have a comment, report, or article idea to share about any aspect of women's imaging, I invite you to contact me.
