Oregon Health & Science University: Understanding the Aggressive Breast Cancers Missed by Mammogram Screening
July 01, 2020
July 01, 2020
PORTLAND, Oregon, July 1 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release on June 30:
About 20% to 30% of women with breast cancer have tumors that are missed by mammogram screening. And these interval breast cancers - discovered between routine mammograms - seem to be more lethal than those detected by screening. A new study by Oregon researchers has found that survival is worse only if the interval cancer appears within one year after a mammogram that did . . .
About 20% to 30% of women with breast cancer have tumors that are missed by mammogram screening. And these interval breast cancers - discovered between routine mammograms - seem to be more lethal than those detected by screening. A new study by Oregon researchers has found that survival is worse only if the interval cancer appears within one year after a mammogram that did . . .