Will imaging replace biopsies in cases of suspected breast cancer?
Statistically, about one in 20 women who undergo mammography screening can expect a suspicious finding. If further tests indicate a possibility of cancer, the screening physician recommends taking a tissue sample, or biopsy. Nearly 35,000 women every year face this situation. ‘However, in only about 17,000 of these cases is a malignant tumour actually found,’ […]
