{"id":5680,"date":"2024-09-17T14:53:43","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T14:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/?p=5680"},"modified":"2024-10-16T21:11:18","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T21:11:18","slug":"10-year-study-reveals-breakthrough-in-breast-cancer-detection-with-tomosynthesis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/10-year-study-reveals-breakthrough-in-breast-cancer-detection-with-tomosynthesis\/","title":{"rendered":"10-Year Study Reveals Breakthrough in Breast Cancer Detection With Tomosynthesis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-blockquote uagb-block-e7eb3fc3 uagb-blockquote__skin-border uagb-blockquote__stack-img-none\"><blockquote class=\"uagb-blockquote\"><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__content\">A pioneering 10-year study has shown that digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) greatly enhances breast cancer detection and lowers advanced cancer rates compared to conventional mammography. This groundbreaking research, published in Radiology, highlights the potential of DBT to revolutionize breast cancer screening.<\/div><footer><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__author-wrap uagb-blockquote__author-at-left\"><\/div><\/footer><\/blockquote><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0dfbf163 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-size:16px;\" class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">The University Network<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share uagb-social-share__outer-wrap uagb-social-share__layout-horizontal uagb-block-ee584a31\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-ec619ce7\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"facebook\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256c0 123.8 90.69 226.4 209.3 245V327.7h-63V256h63v-54.64c0-62.15 37-96.48 93.67-96.48 27.14 0 55.52 4.84 55.52 4.84v61h-31.28c-30.8 0-40.41 19.12-40.41 38.73V256h68.78l-11 71.69h-57.78V501C413.3 482.4 504 379.8 504 256z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-32d99934\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"twitter\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M389.2 48h70.6L305.6 224.2 487 464H345L233.7 318.6 106.5 464H35.8L200.7 275.5 26.8 48H172.4L272.9 180.9 389.2 48zM364.4 421.8h39.1L151.1 88h-42L364.4 421.8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-1d136f14\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"linkedin\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M416 32H31.9C14.3 32 0 46.5 0 64.3v383.4C0 465.5 14.3 480 31.9 480H416c17.6 0 32-14.5 32-32.3V64.3c0-17.8-14.4-32.3-32-32.3zM135.4 416H69V202.2h66.5V416zm-33.2-243c-21.3 0-38.5-17.3-38.5-38.5S80.9 96 102.2 96c21.2 0 38.5 17.3 38.5 38.5 0 21.3-17.2 38.5-38.5 38.5zm282.1 243h-66.4V312c0-24.8-.5-56.7-34.5-56.7-34.6 0-39.9 27-39.9 54.9V416h-66.4V202.2h63.7v29.2h.9c8.9-16.8 30.6-34.5 62.9-34.5 67.2 0 79.7 44.3 79.7 101.9V416z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In a major advancement in breast cancer screening, a 10-year study has confirmed the superiority of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) over conventional 2D digital mammography in detecting breast cancer earlier and reducing the rate of advanced-stage disease. The research, <a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.rsna.org\/journal\/radiology\" title=\"\">published<\/a> today in Radiology, underscores the potential for DBT to become the new standard in breast cancer screening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mammography has long been the gold standard for breast cancer screening. Traditional 2D digital mammography, which involves taking X-ray images from two angles, misses approximately 20% of breast cancers and often results in false positives \u2014 cases where an abnormality appears suspicious but is ultimately non-cancerous, leading to unnecessary additional tests and anxiety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DBT, an advanced form of mammography, creates a 3D reconstruction of the breast by taking multiple images from different angles. Previous studies have pointed to its higher cancer detection rate compared to traditional mammography, but this new study is the first to provide a decade&#8217;s worth of comparative data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis study is the first to compare 10 years of data on breast cancers detected by DBT to digital mammography-detected cancers,\u201d co-author Jaskirandeep Kaur Grewal, previously a student at Yale School of Medicine Physician Associate Program, said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/press.rsna.org\/timssnet\/media\/pressreleases\/14_pr_target.cfm?ID=2529\" title=\"\">news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Conducted by Liane Elizabeth Philpotts and her team at Yale University\/Yale-New Haven Health, the retrospective study analyzed 272,938 screening mammograms over 13 years. The cohort included 35,544 digital mammograms from before 2011 and 237,394 DBT mammograms from 2011 onwards. The analysis revealed a total of 1,407 cancers \u2014 142 detected by mammography and 1,265 by DBT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOverdiagnosis has been a hot topic in mammography screening. Skeptics of mammography screening believe that the use of DBT results in overdiagnosis,\u201d Philpotts, a professor of radiology and biomedical imaging at Yale School of Medicine and the first co-author of the study, said in the news release. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overdiagnosis refers to the identification of cancers that are not clinically significant and would not affect the patient&#8217;s health if left undiagnosed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study found no significant difference in the ratio of invasive cancers to ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) between DBT and digital mammography, suggesting that both techniques detect similar cancer types. However, DBT was more effective at identifying aggressive cancers early on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe found that digital mammography and DBT screening mammography found the same types of cancers, but at different stages,\u201d Philpotts added. \u201cDBT found more aggressive cancers at an earlier stage compared to digital mammography.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, DBT demonstrated a higher cancer detection rate (5.3%) compared to digital mammography (4.0%) and a lower rate of advanced cancers (32.7% versus 43.6%). This indicates that cancers are more likely being detected at a less advanced, more treatable stage with DBT, which is crucial for improving patient outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notably, the recall rate for DBT (7.2%) was significantly lower than that for digital mammography (10.6%), meaning fewer women were called back for additional testing due to false positives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDBT\u2019s lower recall rate, higher cancer detection rate and lower rate of advanced cancers is a win, win, win,\u201d added Philpotts. \u201cI think this data will contribute to the debate of overdiagnosis by demonstrating that DBT is not over-diagnosing cancers. It\u2019s finding the bad actors earlier.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While these findings are promising, Philpotts emphasized the need for further long-term studies to better understand DBT\u2019s role in screening outcomes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur results may provide health care institutions that have not yet switched from digital mammography to DBT with the data they need to adopt the newer technology,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This study is a significant milestone in the evolving landscape of breast cancer screening, potentially paving the way for DBT to become the preferred method, offering women more accurate and earlier detection of breast cancers, ultimately saving lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a major advancement in breast cancer screening, a 10-year study has confirmed the superiority of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) over conventional 2D digital mammography in detecting breast cancer earlier and reducing the rate of advanced-stage disease. 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