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Article: Diagnosing breast cancer: should you have an MRI? Magnetic resonance imaging is recommended for women at high risk, but an annual mammogram is sufficient for most.
- Article from:
- Women's Health Advisor
- Article date:
- June 1, 2007
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When the American Cancer Society recently issued guidelines for breast cancer screening using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)--in addition to mammography--for women at high risk, many wondered what this recommendation meant to them. The issue was further complicated by a study in the March 29 New England Journal of Medicine that suggested women with recently diagnosed breast cancer should undergo MRI screening in the opposite breast.
"I've had calls from at least 100 women asking if they should have an MRI. For most, the answer is 'no'," says Dr. Rache Simmons, Weiscoph associate professor of surgical oncology at Iris Cantor Women's Health Center and medical ...