Impact of Early Breast Cancer Screening on Mortality Among Young Survivors of Childhood Hodgkins Lymphoma

Conclusions:
These findings are the first to indicate that early MRI-based screening should reduce BC mortality among women treated with RT for adolescent HL. The magnitude of this benefit is superior to that described for other accepted screening indications although MRI can produce a substantial rate of false-positive results.

Source: JNCI - March 1, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Hodgson, D. C., Cotton, C., Crystal, P., Nathan, P. C. Tags: Article Source Type: research