Breast cancer is a highly probable disease affecting one of every eight women in the United States. Early detection is the most significant factor determining survival. Mammography is the customary method for early detection, however, since most cancers arise in dense ductal tissue, early cancer identification in women with dense breasts, and those at increased risk for breast cancer, is particularly challenging for mammography with detection rates only in the range of 50%.
The breast cancer community needs more precise and accurate tools for early detection of breast cancer. Women with dense breasts, who are younger, or who are at higher risk of developing breast cancer, in particular, lack effective screening tools and thus are either diagnosed at later stages of the disease or are subjected to multiple surgical biopsies to obtain a true diagnosis.
The breast cancer community needs more precise and accurate tools for early detection of breast cancer. Women with dense breasts, who are younger, or who are at higher risk of developing breast cancer, in particular, lack effective screening tools and thus are either diagnosed at later stages of the disease or are subjected to multiple surgical biopsies to obtain a true diagnosis.
Curtsy of Thomas R. Nelson, Ph.D. Professor – Department of Radiology at the University of California San Diego
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