Video: DrWendieBerg pushes back on newly released USPSTF recommendations. 'Women 40 and up to age 79 should be screened every year even if there are no risk factors.' High risk and dense breasts also need further consideration. cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/new…

ITN Editor American Cancer Society Dana-Farber UCLA Health DenseBreast-Info.org After the issuance of updated recommendations for #breastcancerscreening by the #USPSTF on April 29, a number of leading #imaging specialists have offered their replies. itnonline.com/content/leadin…

Thank you @BCRF for supporting our research. Annual CEM improves early detection of second cancers beyond DBT after prior breast cancer. Interim analysis just out: benefit in all breast densities, median invasive size 0.6 cm, nearly all node negative. pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/ra…

Thank you KDKA KDKARadio for your coverage of new USPSTF breast cancer screening guideline #40not50 and need to go farther: annual screening esp. before menopause, and additional screening with dense breasts, high risk. DenseBreast-Info.org UPMC Radiology cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/new…

USPSTF Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Do Not Go Far Enough, editorial from DrWendieBerg , DBI's Chief Scientific Advisor: jamanetwork.com/journals/jamao…

'The USPSTF updated recommendations are an important step forward, but they stop short.'

✅ Annual mammography
✅ MRI/US for dense breasts
✅ Risk assessment at early age

Bottom line - ❌ It's not enough.❌

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One size does not fit all: What breast screening tools are right for you? Learn more about density, risk factors and screening options in video 3 of our 'Let's Talk About Dense Breasts' educational series: youtube.com/watch?v=H63a-1…

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@DX_imaging covers USPSTF recommendations and associated critique. MRI is cost effective in women with extremely dense breasts. EUSOBI now recommends adding screening US or MRI for all women with dense breasts. DenseBreast-Info.org

Thank you AuntMinnie.com for highlighting the benefits of annual screening mammography starting at age 40, need for adequate dense breast screening with proven benefits from MRI, or US if MRI not possible, need for risk assessment by age 25 American College of Radiology auntminnie.com/clinical-news/…

USPSTF finalize breast screening recommendations just out, DBI's DrWendieBerg weighs in '...dense breast risks were minimized...' auntminnie.com/clinical-news/…

Experts, medical organizations and advocates alike are coming forward saying that the new USPSTF guidelines “do not go far enough,” particularly when it comes to addressing the screening needs of women with #densebreasts DrWendieBerg DenseBreast-Info.org ow.ly/TutI50RsWfy

NEWS! USPSTF final breast screening recommendations now out. DBI’s DrWendieBerg was asked to evaluate the recommendations and share her thoughts in accompanying editorial. More info and links to both: ow.ly/clxg50RsXzo

USPSTF Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Do Not Go Far Enough, editorial from DrWendieBerg , DBI's Chief Scientific Advisor: jamanetwork.com/journals/jamao…

USPSTF finalize breast screening recommendations just out, DBI's DrWendieBerg weighs in '...dense breast risks were minimized...' auntminnie.com/clinical-news/…

New FDA 'dense breast' standard coming Sept '24. Are you 'dense breast' patient conversation ready? Health Care Provider education resources available: FAQs, risk model tutorial, screening guidelines, and more, visit: densebreast-info.org/for-providers/

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Breast screening guidelines vary by organization. Great comparative chart details recommendations on when breast screening should start, stop, and at what frequency for average-risk patients, here: densebreast-info.org/screeningguide…

For full details of new EUSOBI breast screening guidelines Diagnostic Imaging DenseBreast-Info.org link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Updated EUSOBI guidelines add screening US or MRI in average-risk women with dense breasts, MRI at least q4 years if extremely dense; endorse breast cancer risk assessment at age 25, as American College of Radiology. High-risk women annual MRI at 25, depending on risk. DenseBreast-Info.org

A patient recently had a “normal” mammogram and has dense breasts. She now feels a lump. What should I recommend? ow.ly/goVo50RpiCG

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Providers: If a woman is a breast cancer survivor and has #densebreasts , is a mammogram enough? Possibly not. Learn more here: densebreast-info.org/providers-faqs…