ACS Guidelines for Breast Screening with MRI May Be Excluding Some High-risk Women

The American Cancer Society (ACS) has developed a set of guidelines to recommend which high-risk women need to undergo screening with breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); however, these guidelines may unwittingly exclude some women who are at a high risk of carrying the BRCA mutation yet still don’t meet the limitations set by the ACS. The results of this study were published in the journal Cancer.[1]

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women in the United States, with approximately 180,000 cases diagnosed each year. Women with a family history of breast cancer are at an increased lifetime risk of developing the disease, as are women who carry a BRCA mutation. These women are encouraged to undergo more vigilant screening to allow for earlier detection and higher cure rates.

source: cancerconsultants.org