Study shows role mammography screening plays in breast cancer survival

CHICAGO -- Following through with regular mammograms is the “very best insurance” for the prevention of advanced, life-threatening breast cancer, according to research presented November 30 at the RSNA meeting.Robert A. Smith, PhD, American Cancer Society.Data gleaned from nearly 25 years of screenings showed a correlation-to-survival trend and suggested that it's important for imaging centers to not only manage cancelations but also improve scheduling, according to the study’s author, Robert Smith, PhD, of the American Cancer Society's (ACS) Center for Cancer Screening in Atlanta. “Women who attended all five previous mammography examinations prior to a diagnosis of breast cancer were nearly three times less likely to die from breast cancer compared with women who had not attended any examinations, and each additional examination attended among the five previous examinations conferred an additive protective effect against dying from breast cancer," Smith noted in a statement released by the RSNA, also on November 30.Barriers to women getting their recommended mammography screenings may involve obstacles such as difficulty getting time off of work, family care issues, cost, access, conflicting guidelines, or a lack of awareness. However, breast cancer mortality is significantly reduced when women regularly attend screening mammograms, according to Smith and his team’s research.For their study, Smith and colleagues used Swedish regional oncology center data from bet...
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