Breast cancer screening: Options beyond the mammogram
The mammogram isn't a perfect test, but it's the best one we have right now for identifying breast cancers early, which is why it remains the cornerstone of breast cancer detection. "For the woman at average risk for breast cancer, it is the only proven screening test," says Dr. Robyn Birdwell, associate professor of radiology at Harvard Medical School and section head in the Division of Breast Imaging at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
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