Obligate overdiagnosis rates of mammographic screenings are strongly dependent on a women's age at the time of the noninvasive breast exam, according to a study recently published in Radiology.

The American College of Radiology (ACR) and Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) released updated breast cancer screening guidelines, April 4—the first to recognize black women face higher risks for the disease and should be screened accordingly.

In 2009, the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) revised its breast cancer screening guidelines. These changes may be one reason for a continuous decline in breast screening exams in the U.S. since 2010, according to results of a study published by the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Researchers from Duke University Medical Center have found that women with greater than minimal background parenchymal enhancement (BPE) at an index MRI face increased risk of developing breast cancer, according to a study published online March 27 in Academic Radiology.

A Pennsylvania woman was shocked when quoted $351 for a breast MRI from the Crozer-Keystone Health System, before being billed $4,650 for the exam.  

Researchers from the Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre at the Institute of Cancer Research in London may have found specific genes that are involved in increasing a woman's risk of developing breast cancer, according to a study published online March 12 in Nature Communications.

According to a recent study in JAMA Surgery, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston found current guidelines for breast cancer screening may lead to delayed diagnosis in nonwhite women due to lack of data from racially diverse populations.  

Researchers at the University of Arkansas may be finalizing the development of an alternative method to detect and treat breast cancer, according to a University of Arkansas news release.