High-risk breast clinic outcomes validate MRI
Results support screening women at high familial risk of breast or ovarian cancer at a dedicated centre, say researchers
30th October 2019
By Clare Pain
An annual MRI scan detected all incident breast cancers in younger women at high familial risk screened while attending a special risk management clinic, Melbourne researchers say.
In their study, they reported outcomes for 511 women with either a BRCA mutation or strong personal family history attending the breast and ovarian cancer risk management clinic at the Royal Melbourne Hospital between 2010 and 2018.
The women who were aged between 25 and 49 had annual clinical breast examination, breast ultrasound, Medicare-funded