All Posts: breast cancer screening

• New Study: Analysis Supports New Recommendation to Begin Mammogram Screening at 40

  Georgetown Lombardi’s Jeanne Mandelblatt, MD, MPH, and Amy Trentham-Dietz, PhD, of University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, were lead authors of a study informing the updated final recommendation of the United States Preventive Services Task Force regarding breast cancer screening, released April 30

  Category: News Release Tags: breast cancer screening, cancer prevention, mammography, research

• Research To Help Patients Make Informed Decisions About Breast MRI

  While many people think that breast cancer screening and mammography are synonymous, Claire Conley, PhD, wants people to know that women who are at higher than average risk for breast cancer may also receive a breast MRI.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: breast cancer, breast cancer screening, Georgetown Lombardi, MRI, research

• Technique Developed in Mice Could Aid Detection of Cancer in Dense Breasts

  Category: News Release Tags: breast cancer, breast cancer screening, Georgetown Lombardi

• Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation Announces $25 Million Commitment to Five Cancer Centers Across America With Goal of Reducing Disparities in Cancer Care in Underserved Communities

  Category: News Release Tags: breast cancer, breast cancer screening, Georgetown Lombardi, philanthropy, Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Prevention

• Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation Makes Gift to Address Disparities in Cancer Care

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: breast cancer, breast cancer screening, cancer, cancer prevention, cancer research, colorectal cancer, philanthropy, prostate cancer, Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Prevention

• MRI May Lower Breast Cancer Deaths From Variants in Three Genes

  Category: News Release Tags: breast cancer, breast cancer screening, genetic testing, Georgetown Lombardi

• Starting Mammography at Age 40 Would Reduce Disparities in Deaths for Black Women

  Category: News Release Tags: breast cancer, breast cancer screening, cancer, health disparities, mammography, racial disparities