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MRI breast screening in high-risk women: cancer detection and survival analysis.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Jun 2014
Evans D Gareth, Gareth Evans D, Kesavan Nisha, Nisha Kesavan, Lim Yit, Yit Lim, Gadde Soujanye, Soujanye Gadde, Hurley Emma, Emma Hurley, Massat Nathalie J, Maxwell Anthony J, Ingham Sarah, Sarah Ingham, Eeles Rosalind, Rosalind Eeles, Leach Martin O, Howell Anthony, Anthony Howell, Duffy Stephen W, Stephen Duffy
Abstract excerpt
Women with a genetic predisposition to breast cancer tend to develop the disease at a younger age with denser breasts making mammography screening less effective. The introduction of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for familial breast cancer screening programs in recent years was intended to improve outcomes in these women. We aimed to assess whether introduction of MRI surveillance improves 5- and 10-year...
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