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For women aged 50 years or younger who have undergone breast conservation therapy

Adding MRI to Mammography Ups Detection of Breast Cancer

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Findings in women aged ≤50 years who had undergone breast conservation therapy
Medicaid cuts could lead to an increase in the number of women diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer

More Breast Cancers Diagnosed at Late Stage With Medicaid Cuts

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40.2 percent diagnosed late-stage after Medicaid cuts versus 35.4 percent before cuts
Shared decision-making is being emphasized in new American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists mammography screening guidelines for women at average risk of breast cancer.

ACOG: Shared Decision-Making Key to Breast Cancer Screening

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Critically important for patient's value, preferences be factored into process, ACOG leader says
From 1991 to 2014 there was minimal change in health spending by state

1991-2014 Saw Minimal Change in Health Spending Per State

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Recession and recovery, implementation of health reform impacted health care coverage
Breast cancer risk peaks around the 40s for BRCA1 mutation carriers and around the 50s for BRCA2 carriers

Family Hx, Mutation Position Key Variables in BRCA1/2 Cancer Risk

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Study findings provide cancer risk patterns based on BRCA status using prospective data
For patients with a primary diagnosis of hepatocellular cancer

Imaging of Pelvis Has Limited Value in Hepatocellular Cancer

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More than 80 percent of patients had no findings on MRI or CT; findings rarely linked to metastatic dz
Most radiologists report that time or workload prevent direct communication with patients

Radiologists ID Barriers to Direct Patient Communication

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Many radiologists feel changes to reimbursement, compensation would help with direct communication
A simple-to-use nomogram can predict five-

Nomogram Predicts Survival for Adults Undergoing CAC Scoring

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Nomogram predicts five-, 10-, 15-year survival for adults undergoing coronary artery calcium scoring
The rate of abdominal radiograph use can be reduced in the pediatric emergency department setting with use of rational subgrouping and stratification on statistical process control charts

Rate of X-Ray Can Be Reduced for Constipation in Pediatric ER

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Rational subgrouping, stratification on statistical process control charts can cut abdominal radiographs
Uterine fibroid embolization may treat women with fibroids without jeopardizing their future fertility

Successful Pregnancies Seen After Uterine Fibroid Embolization

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Conventional, partial UFE appear safe, effective for women with fibroids who want to conceive