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Breast ultrasonography (BU) in the screening protocol for women at hereditary-familial risk of breast cancer: has the time come to rethink the role of BU according to different risk categories?
International journal of cancer - 1 Mar 2019
Cortesi Laura, Canossi Barbara, Battista Rachele, Pecchi Annarita, Drago Antonella, Dal Molin Chiara, Toss Angela, De Matteis Elisabetta, Marchi Isabella, Torricelli Pietro, Cascinu Stefano
Abstract excerpt
This article evaluates the breast cancer (BC) screening efficacy of biannual ultrasound (US) in three different risk categories. In a single-center, prospective, nonrandomized comparison study, BRCA mutation carriers and women with high risk (HR) or intermediate risk (IR) received mammography (MMG), ultrasound, (US) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), scheduled according to the risk categories. Single and...
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