Once a year, every year.
You want more proof? You got it. If you follow this blog you’ve heard me tout the benefits of annual screening starting at age 40. Plenty of doctors agree with…
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The Passing of a Legend: Nancy Cappello
Sadly, Nancy Cappello passed away on November 15, 2018. She was the champion of the breast density issue, and the driving force behind legislation that has now been passed in…
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As it turns out, breast cancer discriminates
For years, it has been known that Ashkenazi Jewish women have a higher risk for BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations, and because of this, are at a higher risk for…
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New Study Proves The Fallacy Of The 2009 USPSTF Recommendations
A few years ago I visited a breast center in the Midwest and was talking to the medical director. We were discussing many topics but the subject of the 2009…
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High BMI and Breast Cancer Screening
It is already widely known that being overweight or obese increases breast cancer risk for many women. For the first time, however, a study presented at this year’s RSNA (Radiological…
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Tomo or Not Tomo?
Tomo, for sure. Breast tomosynthesis—also known as 3D mammography—is an outstanding innovation that has dramatically impacted breast cancer screening. In a nutshell, it finds more cancers and it finds them…
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False-positive? Don’t let it affect your screening routine.
An unfortunate drawback to mammographic screening is the relatively high number of false-positives experienced by women undergoing the test. It is estimated that up to 10% of women experience a…
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Just in time for Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Fresh Controversy
Once again, a clinical study is released claiming that screening mammography is more or less useless. Once again, the media jump on the story. And once again, the study is…
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You’re one in a million. Or maybe just one in 2,000…
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. The media are killing women. And ironically, many of the journalists and television producers responsible for this are women. Case in…
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The Confusion Continues
Last week a major story broke about mammography, creating a new opportunity for the media to baffle American women and generate the controversy and heated debate in which news outlets…
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