Mammographic density and interval cancers in mammographic screening: Moving towards more personalized screening.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The European Society on Breast Imaging has recommended supplemental magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) every two to four years for women with mammographically dense breasts. This may not be feasible in many screening programs. Also, the European Commission Initiative on Breast Cancer suggests not implementing screening with MRI. By analyzing interval cancers and time from screening to diagnosis by density, we present alternative screening strategies for women with dense breasts.

Methods

Our BreastScreen Norway cohort included 508 536 screening examinations, including 3125 screen-detected and 945 interval breast cancers. Time from screening to interval cancer was stratified by density measured by an automated software and classified into Volpara Density Grades (VDGs) 1-

SUBMITTER: Larsen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10066543 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature