MRI screening for BRCA1 mutation carriers tied to lower breast cancer mortality
Women with the BRCA1 pathogenic variant are 80% less likely to die from breast cancer if they undergo MRI surveillance, according to an international team…
Women with the BRCA1 pathogenic variant are 80% less likely to die from breast cancer if they undergo MRI surveillance, according to an international team…
One in four women undergoing HPV screening are now opting for self-collected swabs, according to figures from the federal Department of Health and Aged Care.…
In December last year, the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists joined calls for widespread breast density reporting to inform patients of their…
All women undergoing routine mammography should be notified of their breast density, the peak body for radiologists says. In a new position statement published in…
GPs could be advised to screen all adults with type 2 diabetes for metabolic dysfunction associated fatty liver disease from next year, a leading hepatologist…
Fasting blood glucose tests as an initial step in gestational diabetes screening could eliminate the need for oral glucose tolerance tests in most pregnant women,…
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This story was updated at 3.30pm to reflect the publication of the updated guidelines. Patients with average bowel cancer risk are now recommended to start…
BreastScreen SA’s decision to notify women of their breast density after routine mammography is “premature” and not supported by “robust evidence”, says a leading cancer…
Women undergoing routine mammography at all BreastScreen SA clinics will now be notified of their individual breast density. The updated policy, which came into effect…
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