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
Clare Pain
Woman going into MRI machine

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.