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MRI or mammograms for detecting breast cancer in families with unknown genetic mutations?

https://www.facingourrisk.org/XRAY/MRI-detects-cancer-earlier-than-mammograms
Full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(19)30275-X/fulltext

MRI and mammograms are used together to detect breast cancer in high-risk women who test positive for a BRCA or other gene mutation that increases the risk for breast cancer. For women with a family history of breast cancer but no known genetic mutation, increased screening is recommended. But what method is best? A recent clinical trial in the Netherlands compared MRI and mammography for this population. (8/15/19)

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