Call for NHS to give women with dense breasts extra cancer scans

‘If only she had known about her cancer risk earlier’ says sister of Jacqueline Gold - The Jewish Chronicle

Vanessa Gold was talking about the well-known entrepreneur at the annual Jnetics ‘Knowledge is power’ ladies’ night

Enhanced imaging could vastly improve cancer detection in people with dense breasts, study finds

Enhanced imaging in addition to mammograms can triple the detection of breast cancer in women with dense breasts, according to a study published in The Lancet. About 40% of women have dense breasts, which is a risk factor for breast cancer.

Supplemental imaging techniques improve cancer detection in women with dense breasts

In women with dense breasts (breasts with relatively low levels of fatty tissue) and a negative mammogram, supplemental imaging techniques detect early-stage cancers, with imaging techniques three times more effective than ultrasound, finds a phase 3 randomized control trial published in The Lancet.

A British study suggests that additional imaging tests could save the lives of many women each year.

Extra cancer screenings for women with dense breasts could save hundreds of lives, study finds

Louise Duffield, a 60-year-old grandmother of four from Ely in Cambridgeshire, was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer as a result of the trial.

Improved breast screening could detect extra 3,500 cancers a year in UK – study

During a clinical trial using additional scans, an extra 85 cancers were found. Improved breast screening in the UK could identify an extra 3,500 cancers per year and save hundreds of lives, researchers have said. A new trial found extra scans for some women can pick up early-stage cancers that remain “hidden” during regular mammograms – more than trebling cancer detection. Researchers from the University of Cambridge are now calling for additio…