Digital mammograms found better for younger women
Digital mammograms work at least as well as standard film technology at detecting early-stage breast cancer, and the newer method offers clear advantages to younger women and those whose breast scans are hard to read.
A major study released Friday gave new impetus to a digital revolution already under way in breast cancer screening. But experts insisted there's nothing wrong with an old-fashioned mammogram, either.
"Nobody has to run out and demand digital," said Dr. R. James Brenner, chief of breast imaging at UCSF and the current president of the Society of Breast Imaging, the nation's largest such organization.
Digital mammograms work at least as well as standard film technology at detecting early-stage breast cancer, and the newer method offers clear advantages to younger women and those whose breast scans are hard to read.
A major study released Friday gave new impetus to a digital revolution already under way in breast cancer screening. But experts insisted there's nothing wrong with an old-fashioned mammogram, either.
"Nobody has to run out and demand digital," said Dr. R. James Brenner, chief of breast imaging at UCSF and the current president of the Society of Breast Imaging, the nation's largest such organization.
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