Tag Archive: breast MRI

Mammography and dense breasts

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Dense breasts can make traditional mammograms more difficult to interpret. But this doesn’t mean a traditional mammogram is useless for detecting cancer or other breast abnormalities in women with dense breasts. Breast tissue… Continue reading

Cancer activist takes to YouTube

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When Jessica Gioia was diagnosed with breast cancer on Sept. 19, 2008 — the day after her 33rd birthday — she went on the Internet looking for advice and help. “I started seeing… Continue reading

Breast MRI finds “unsuspected” cancers

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Nearly 20% of patients with recently diagnosed breast cancer had additional malignant tumors found only by MRI, according to a study performed at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.  A total of 199 patients with… Continue reading