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Mammography and Beyond Developing Technologies for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer: A Non-Technical Summary (2001) / Chapter Skim
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Introduction
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... Such barriers could include lack of funding from agencies that support research and lack of investment in the commercial sector; complicated, inconsistent, or unpredictable federal regulations; inadequate insurance reimbursement; and limited access to or unacceptability of breast cancer detection technology for women and their doctors. Based on the findings of their study, the committee prepared a report entitled Mammography and Beyond: Developing Technology for Early Detection of Breast Cancer, which was published in the spring of 2001.
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... The current mainstays for breast cancer detection are regular physical exams by women themselves and their doctors, and annual or biannual x-ray mammogram screening. Monthly breast self-exams by women and regular physical exams of the breast by their doctors are aimed at finding any unusual lumps.
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... for abnormalities associated with malignant tumors (Figure 2~. Research reveals that regular mammography screening, when coupled with appropriate treatment, can detect cancer at an earlier stage and reduce the number of women dying from breast cancer.
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... These difficulties associated with dense tissue are especially problematic for women who wish to begin screening at a younger age because their family history or genetic test results suggest they are at high risk of developing breast cancer. Mammogram screening also frequently gives inconclusive results, open requiring additional invasive, expensive, and discomforting follow-up procedures, such as surgical biopsies, in which a suspicious area of the breast is removed and examined by a pathologist.
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