New guidance on breast cancer diagnosis
It's recommended that doctors use the ‘triple test’ approach
23rd October 2017
New guidance confirms the best approach to improve breast cancer diagnosis.
Developed by Cancer Australia, the recommendations feature the ‘triple test’ approach to diagnosis, which refers to three diagnostic components:
- Medical history and clinical breast examination.
- Imaging – mammography and/or ultrasound.
- Non-excision biopsy – fine needle aspiration cytology and/or core biopsy.
The triple test is positive if any component is indeterminate, suspicious or malignant.
Cancer Australia CEO Dr Helen