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Is mammography adequate for screening women with inherited BRCA mutations and low breast density?
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Mar 2008
Bigenwald Rachel Z, Warner Ellen, Gunasekara Anoma, Hill Kimberley A, Causer Petrina A, Messner Sandra J, Eisen Andrea, Plewes Donald B, Narod Steven A, Zhang Liying, Yaffe Martin J
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BACKGROUND: Several observational studies have shown that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is significantly more sensitive than mammography for screening women over age 25 at high risk for hereditary breast cancer; however, MRI is more costly and less specific than mammography. We sought to determine the extent to which the low sensitivity of mammography is due to greater breast density. METHODS: Breast density...
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