The new guidelines put emphasis on the age at which average-risk women should begin annual screening and breast assessments.

Women who skipped screening due to financial concerns outnumbered those who were not screened due to logistical issues such as scheduling and transportation conflicts, new survey data reveals. 

Individuals at high risk of pancreatic cancer benefit from annual imaging and have decreased mortality rates compared to those who forgo preventive screening.  

In the June 29 announcement, the ACR revealed CMS said the additional evidence provided to them was “insufficient” to support the reconsideration of their non-coverage decision.

This is a trend that researchers believe will persist as disease management continues to improve. 

For the research, special attention was paid to women with dense breasts and other factors that raise their risk of a breast cancer diagnosis.

In addition to CE-MRI's increased sensitivity for identifying breast cancers, the researchers also found the modality had superior negative likelihood ratios with higher pre-test probabilities for safely ruling out malignancy. 

A new analysis suggests that follow-up imaging protocols for certain lung nodules identified via CT may need to be revisited.