Performance of Supplemental US Screening in Women with Dense Breasts and Varying Breast Cancer Risk: Results from the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium
Brian L. Sprague, Laura Ichikawa, Joanna Eavey, Kathryn P. Lowry, Garth H. Rauscher, Ellen S. O’Meara, Diana L. Miglioretti, Janie M. Lee, Natasha K. Stout, Sally D. Herschorn, Hannah Perry, Donald L. Weaver, Karla Kerlikowske
Abstract
In women with dense breasts, US screening yielded a higher cancer detection rate and positive predictive value of biopsy in women with high versus low or average risk of invasive or advanced cancer.
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MedicineBreast cancerCancerMammographyLifetime riskGynecologyOncologyInternal medicineGlobal Cancer Incidence and ScreeningColorectal Cancer Screening and DetectionBreast Cancer Treatment Studies