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Digital Mammography More Accurate in Young Women, Women With Dense Breasts
A new study has found that the overall diagnostic accuracy of digital mammography is similar to that of traditional film mammography but that digital mammography is more accurate in women younger than 50 years, pre- and perimenopausal women, and women with dense breasts.
Nearly 50,000 women in the United States and Canada underwent both digital and film mammography in a
Study Finds Decrease in U.S. Death Rate, Smaller Decrease in Cancer Deaths
ASCO Issues Guidelines on Use of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer Patients