Mammography and Beyond: Developing Technologies for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer: A Non-Technical Summary

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X-ray mammography screening is the current mainstay for early breast cancer detection. It has been proven to detect breast cancer at an earlier stage and to reduce the selection of women dying from the disease. Then again, it has a lot of limitations.

These current limitations in early breast cancer detection technology are driving a surge of new technological developments, from modifications of x-ray mammography such as computer programs that may indicate suspicious areas, to newer methods of detection such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or biochemical tests on breast fluids. To explore the merits and drawbacks of these new breast cancer detection techniques, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences convened a committee of experts. All through its year of operation, the committee examined the peer-reviewed literature, consulted with other experts in the field, and held two public workshops.

In addition to identifying promising new technologies for early detection, the committee explored potential barriers that might prevent the development of new detection methods and their common usage. Such barriers could include lack of funding from agencies that fortify research and lack of investment in the commercial sector; complicated, inconsistent, or unpredictable federal regulations; inadequate insurance reimbursement; and limited get admission to to or unacceptability of breast cancer detection technology for women and their doctors. In line with the findings of their study, the committee prepared a report entitled Mammography and Beyond: Developing Technology for Early Detection of Breast Cancer, which used to be published in the spring of 2001. This can be a non-technical summary of that report.

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