Breast MRI in cancer survivors results in more unneeded biopsies

Adding MRI to mammography screening for breast cancer detects more cancers, but results in more unnecessary biopsies, according to a June 4 study published in Radiology. In fact, over the seven year study, breast MRI detected 2.6 more cancers per 1,000 exams compared to mammography among breast cancer survivors. “Evidence about breast MRI’s benefits and harms in breast cancer survivors is lacking,” added co-author Karla Kerlikowske, MD, a professor of medicine and of epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco, in a prepared statement.

Source: www.healthimaging.com