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The impact of breast MRI on surgical decision-making: Are patients at risk for mastectomy
Journal of Surgical Oncology, 09/17/09

Pettit K et al. – Breast MRI alters the treatment planning for many patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer. Mastectomy rates are increased when MRI results alone direct surgical planning. Biopsy of MRI–identified lesions should be performed to avoid over–treatment.

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Contralateral breast cancer risk in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers
Journal of Clinical Oncology, 10/29/09 Relevance Score: 97%

New-Onset Breast Tenderness After Initiation of Estrogen Plus Progestin Therapy and Breast Cancer Risk
Archives of Internal Medicine, 10/13/09 Relevance Score: 97%

Assessing the usefulness of a novel MRI-based breast density estimation algorithm in a cohort of women at high genetic risk of breast cancer: The UK MARIBS study
Breast Cancer Research, 11/17/09 Relevance Score: 96%

Breast-feeding the last born child and risk of ovarian cancer
Cancer Causes and Control, 11/16/09 Relevance Score: 96%

Novel breast tissue feature strongly associated with risk of breast cancer
Journal of Clinical Oncology, 10/08/09 Relevance Score: 96%