When Should Women Start Breast Cancer Screening?
There is a lively debate within the medical community to establish standards for when women should start receiving mammograms. This also extends to how frequently follow-up mammograms should be performed. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), a panel of experts that recommends health care standards to Congress and others, made a very controversial decision in 2009. They said women between the ages of 50 to 74 should get a breast cancer screening mammogram every two years. They also stated women under 50 should talk to their doctor to evaluate, based on their personal risk, if a screening mammogram was appropriate for them.
This decision caused waves of protest from numerous […]
ORANGE, Calif., July 29, 2013 – Breastlink of Orange, a comprehensive breast health center operated by a wholly-owned subsidiary of RadNet, Inc., which manages a network of outpatient imaging and cancer treatment centers, announced it has been certified by the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI®) Certification Program, an affiliate of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). Breastlink of Orange is one of six practices in Southern California who currently are bestowed 
MURRIETA, Calif., July 1, 2013 – Breastlink of Temecula Valley, a facility operated by a wholly-owned subsidiary of RadNet, Inc., a network of outpatient imaging and comprehensive cancer treatment centers, announced it is the first medical center to offer automated whole breast ultrasound screening in Northern San Diego County and the Temecula Valley. Patients with an elevated risk of breast cancer, including women with dense breasts, 
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