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Women's breast cancer preventing
Women's breast cancer the second most frequently after skin cancer. Last year found 216 000 new cases and 40 000 deaths in USA.
Scientists on the basis of independent observation of women in the 6 clinics Netherlands found that patients at risk of development of breast cancer, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) reveals the tumor in 2 times more than the simple mammography. In doing so, they stipulate that, firstly, the MRI has a higher value, and secondly, the diagnosis often still must be corroborated by the results of your biopsy.
Recommend mammograms for all women over the age of 50. For those burdened heredity for breast cancer and found certain genes that MRI will be much more informative than, say scientists.
Surveying 1909 women, 358 of which detected BRCA genes or other mutations predisposing to breast cancer. In half of these women for 50 years develops a tumor. Risk can be reduced by removing the breast and ovaries, or taking estrogen-containing drugs. At the same time, careful observation of the dynamic allows a high probability to detect a tumor at a stage when it still responds well to treatment. Although the ideal surgical treatment as a means of preventing breast cancer, it is to be avoided.
After 3 years of surveillance revealed 45 cases of breast cancer, 32 of which are detected by using MRI, but that in 22 patients mammography did not detect a tumor. Only 18 patients out of 45 tumor was able to visualize mammography. In the U.S., this technique «sees no» 15 to 25% of tumors.
Despite the greater sensitivity of MRI, this technique more often than mammography gives falsely positive results. So, after holding almost twice as often there is a need for confirmation of diagnosis through biopsy. A particularly effective use of MRI in young patients with early stage breast cancer before the appearance of metastases.
Despite the preliminary nature of the results of the study, the authors believe that increased use of MRI will allow for 15 years to reduce mortality from breast cancer by 20% -25%.
Specialists American Cancer Society recommends that women with high risk and undergo mammography and MRI, due to the fact that sometimes the X-ray study reveals what is not recorded MRI. If the MRI is still running, it is better to hold it in the middle of the menstrual cycle, then the results will be accurate.
Despite the fact that the value of MRI in about ten times higher than mammography, many insurance companies agree to cover costs for women with high risk.
After 3 years of surveillance revealed 45 cases of breast cancer, 32 of which are detected by using MRI, but that in 22 patients mammography did not detect a tumor. Only 18 patients out of 45 tumor was able to visualize mammography. In the U.S., this technique «sees no» 15 to 25% of tumors.
Despite the greater sensitivity of MRI, this technique more often than mammography gives falsely positive results. So, after holding almost twice as often there is a need for confirmation of diagnosis through biopsy. A particularly effective use of MRI in young patients with early stage breast cancer before the appearance of metastases.
Despite the preliminary nature of the results of the study, the authors believe that increased use of MRI will allow for 15 years to reduce mortality from breast cancer by 20% -25%.
Specialists American Cancer Society recommends that women with high risk and undergo mammography and MRI, due to the fact that sometimes the X-ray study reveals what is not recorded MRI. If the MRI is still running, it is better to hold it in the middle of the menstrual cycle, then the results will be accurate.
Despite the fact that the value of MRI in about ten times higher than mammography, many insurance companies agree to cover costs for women with high risk.
Scientists on the basis of independent observation of women in the 6 clinics Netherlands found that patients at risk of development of breast cancer, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) reveals the tumor in 2 times more than the simple mammography. In doing so, they stipulate that, firstly, the MRI has a higher value, and secondly, the diagnosis often still must be corroborated by the results of your biopsy.
Recommend mammograms for all women over the age of 50. For those burdened heredity for breast cancer and found certain genes that MRI will be much more informative than, say scientists.
Surveying 1909 women, 358 of which detected BRCA genes or other mutations predisposing to breast cancer. In half of these women for 50 years develops a tumor. Risk can be reduced by removing the breast and ovaries, or taking estrogen-containing drugs. At the same time, careful observation of the dynamic allows a high probability to detect a tumor at a stage when it still responds well to treatment. Although the ideal surgical treatment as a means of preventing breast cancer, it is to be avoided.
After 3 years of surveillance revealed 45 cases of breast cancer, 32 of which are detected by using MRI, but that in 22 patients mammography did not detect a tumor. Only 18 patients out of 45 tumor was able to visualize mammography. In the U.S., this technique «sees no» 15 to 25% of tumors.
Despite the greater sensitivity of MRI, this technique more often than mammography gives falsely positive results. So, after holding almost twice as often there is a need for confirmation of diagnosis through biopsy. A particularly effective use of MRI in young patients with early stage breast cancer before the appearance of metastases.
Despite the preliminary nature of the results of the study, the authors believe that increased use of MRI will allow for 15 years to reduce mortality from breast cancer by 20% -25%.
Specialists American Cancer Society recommends that women with high risk and undergo mammography and MRI, due to the fact that sometimes the X-ray study reveals what is not recorded MRI. If the MRI is still running, it is better to hold it in the middle of the menstrual cycle, then the results will be accurate.
Despite the fact that the value of MRI in about ten times higher than mammography, many insurance companies agree to cover costs for women with high risk.
After 3 years of surveillance revealed 45 cases of breast cancer, 32 of which are detected by using MRI, but that in 22 patients mammography did not detect a tumor. Only 18 patients out of 45 tumor was able to visualize mammography. In the U.S., this technique «sees no» 15 to 25% of tumors.
Despite the greater sensitivity of MRI, this technique more often than mammography gives falsely positive results. So, after holding almost twice as often there is a need for confirmation of diagnosis through biopsy. A particularly effective use of MRI in young patients with early stage breast cancer before the appearance of metastases.
Despite the preliminary nature of the results of the study, the authors believe that increased use of MRI will allow for 15 years to reduce mortality from breast cancer by 20% -25%.
Specialists American Cancer Society recommends that women with high risk and undergo mammography and MRI, due to the fact that sometimes the X-ray study reveals what is not recorded MRI. If the MRI is still running, it is better to hold it in the middle of the menstrual cycle, then the results will be accurate.
Despite the fact that the value of MRI in about ten times higher than mammography, many insurance companies agree to cover costs for women with high risk.
