breast cancer detection- ultrasound vs mammography

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http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-12-breast-cance...

..."The researchers found that the number of US (ultra sound) screens to detect breast cancer was comparable to that of mammography, and found that there was a greater proportion of invasive and node-negative cancers in those who had US; however, there was also a greater number of false-positives among the women screened with US. While the false-positive rate of US exceeds that of mammography, the number of women recalled for extra testing becomes more comparable on incidence screening rounds, the authors write. "Where mammography is available, US should be seen as a supplemental test for women withdense breasts who do not meet high-risk criteria for screening MRI and for high-risk women with dense breasts who are unable to tolerate MRI."

J Natl Cancer Inst (2016) 108(4): djv367, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djv367