Newer breast imaging technologies more accurate, but perhaps more costly. health breastcancer
According to the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the number of women who have died of breast cancer has decreased by 43% since 2020, thanks to earlier detection, treatment advancements and greater awareness of breast cancer.
Advancements in imaging technology have helped the roughly 50% of women with dense breast tissue, which puts them at greater risk for cancer. A screening test is looking for signs of disease when there are no symptoms. Mammograms typically fall into this category. • 3D mammograms: Also called"digital breast Tomosynthesis," 3D mammograms allow the radiologist to see breast tissue details more clearly and may uncover cancers that would otherwise be camouflaged by overlying breast tissue. It releases about the same amount of low-dose radiation as a 2D mammogram.
Studies have found that 3D mammography used with ABUS improves the accuracy of breast imaging, but it also increases the incidence of false positives. And it's not covered 100% like mammography because it's ordered based on symptoms or the presence of dense tissue. • Thermography: As cancer cells multiply, they need more oxygen-rich blood for growth. The blood flow leads to an increase in temperature around the tumor. So thermography measures this heat difference to detect cancer. Dr. Ethan Cohen of MD Anderson Cancer Center explains:"There's no way to follow up abnormalities with thermography. If someone has an abnormal thermogram, they have to start over and come back to us and get a mammogram.
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