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Diagnostic Radiologist Carol Lee Discusses What Women Should Know about Breast Density

By Media Staff | Wednesday, January 30, 2013

A New York State law that went into effect this month requires radiologists to inform women if they have dense breasts. Dr. Lee answers questions about the concept of breast density and what women should know.

Tags: Cancer Care; Mammography; Breast Cancer; Screening

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Diagnostic Radiologist Carol Lee Answers Questions about Breast Imaging Methods

By Memorial Sloan-Kettering | Wednesday, October 10, 2012

During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Lee discusses mammography, breast MRI, and breast ultrasound.

Tags: Cancer Care; Mammography; Breast Cancer; Screening

In the Clinic

Breast Cancer Risk Higher Than Previously Thought for Some Female Childhood Cancer Survivors

By Media Staff | Monday, June 4, 2012

A new study confirms that female childhood cancer survivors who were treated with radiation to the chest have a high risk of developing breast cancer at a young age – a risk that is comparable to that of women who have mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes.

Tags: Cancer Care; Research; Survivorship; Mammography; Health Outcomes & Statistics Research; Pediatric Cancer Care; Breast Cancer; Screening

In the Clinic

MRI Use in Breast Cancer

By Jim Stallard, MA, Writer/Editor | Monday, November 21, 2011

Research published in the November 19 issue of The Lancet finds that MRI use for breast cancer screening in women at high risk for the disease – due to family history or a genetic mutation – detects more cancers than screening mammography.

Tags: Cancer Care; Mammography; MRI; Breast Cancer; Screening