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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/myhealthportal-using-electronic-portal-empower-patients-breast-cancer
January 01, 2023 - MyHealthPortal: Using an Electronic Portal to Empower Patients with Breast Cancer … Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S., and a diagnosis often evokes fear and distress. … Breast cancer patients report unmet needs for information and skills to manage their illness and cope … Results indicated that using a patient portal is feasible and useful among breast cancer patients. … Breast cancer experience and survivorship among Asian Americans: a systematic review.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/960.html
June 01, 2025 - Breast Density Linked to Higher Cancer Risk . … Breast Density Linked to Higher Cancer Risk Women with dense breast tissue are more likely to develop … breast cancer, according to a recent study co-funded by AHRQ and published in the American Journal … Even after adjusting for these differences, women with dense breasts were about 1.7 times as likely to … have breast cancer.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/dcis-mri-utilization_research.pdf
August 01, 2012 - invasive breast cancer
Use of Preoperative Breast MRI Data Points # 13
Use of preoperative MRI among … ducts of the breast. … bilateral breast cancers. … Risk of subsequent invasive breast cancer after
breast carcinoma in situ. … The influence of preoperative MRI
of the breasts on recurrence rate in patients with breast cancer.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/identifying-patients-whose-symptoms-are-underrecognized-during-treatment-breast-radiotherapy
May 25, 2022 - Study
Identifying patients whose symptoms are underrecognized during treatment with breast … compared patient-reported symptoms (pain, pruritus, edema, and fatigue) following radiotherapy for breast … July 6, 2022
Racial disparities in diagnostic delay among women with breast cancer. … August 18, 2021
Breast cancer treatment delays by socioeconomic and health care access … December 2, 2020
International evaluation of an AI system for breast cancer screening
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breast-biopsy-update_consumer.pdf
May 01, 2016 - Having a breast biopsy. … Fast Facts
� For a breast biopsy, a small amount of breast tissue is taken out. … � Most women who have a breast biopsy do not have breast cancer. … It also does not cover
treatments for breast cancer.
1
Finding Breast Cancer
Breast cancer can … The
most common symptom of breast cancer is a breast lump.
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digital.ahrq.gov/program-overview/research-stories/use-artificial-intelligence-support-same-day-breast-cancer
January 01, 2023 - Use of Artificial Intelligence to Support Same-Day Breast Cancer Diagnostic Testing
Theme: … 25-40 percent reduction in breast cancer-related deaths. … While this is good news, breast cancer is scary. … Breast radiologists typically review screening mammograms in batches. … cancer risk and detecting breast cancers on screening mammograms.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/breast-cancer-screening-denmark-cohort-study-tumor-size-and-overdiagnosis
July 10, 2018 - Breast Cancer Screening in Denmark: A Cohort Study of Tumor Size and Overdiagnosis. … An accompanying editorial discusses overdiagnosis in breast cancer. … Breast Cancer Screening in Denmark: A Cohort Study of Tumor Size and Overdiagnosis. … July 10, 2018
Estimation of breast cancer overdiagnosis in a U.S. breast screening cohort … August 10, 2022
Breast cancer screening and overdiagnosis.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/artificial-intelligence-supported-screen-reading-versus-standard-double-reading-mammography
March 27, 2019 - March 27, 2019
Breast cancer missed at screening; hindsight or mistakes? … September 4, 2024
Breast cancer missed at screening; hindsight or mistakes? … May 31, 2023
Racial disparities in diagnostic delay among women with breast cancer. … December 23, 2020
Missed breast cancer: effects of subconscious bias and lesion … August 5, 2020
The role of cognitive bias in breast radiology diagnostic and judgment
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breast-cancer-screening-january-2016
January 11, 2016 - dense breasts. … women aged 65 to 74 years, it is 1.30. 7 However, women with dense breasts who develop breast cancer … of breast cancer death is 1 versus 0.4 deaths per 10,000 screened women with and without large breasts … Supplemental Screening for Breast Cancer in Women With Dense Breasts: A Systematic Review for the U.S … Supplemental screening for breast cancer in women with dense breasts: a systematic review for the U.S
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breast-cancer-screening-1996
January 01, 1996 - increased breast cancer risk include a history of proliferative breast lesions without atypia on breast … Benign breast diseases, carcinoma in situ, and breast cancer risk. … Screening for breast cancer with breast self-examination. … breast cancer. … Breast self examination and survival from breast cancer.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/breast-cancer-treatment-delays-socioeconomic-and-health-care-access-latent-classes-black-and
May 18, 2022 - Study
Breast cancer treatment delays by socioeconomic and health care access latent … Breast cancer treatment delays by socioeconomic and health care access latent classes in Black and White … examined contribution of time to treatment and treatment duration on racial and ethnic disparities in breast … Breast cancer treatment delays by socioeconomic and health care access latent classes in Black and White … April 27, 2022
Racial disparities in diagnostic delay among women with breast cancer.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan97/breast-cancer-screening-january-2016
July 17, 2014 - used as adjunctive screening after a negative screening mammogram in women found to have dense breasts … interval cancer rates) when performed after a negative screening mammogram in women found to have dense breasts … KQs 8–10: Women age ≥40 years found to have dense breasts via mammography, but negative for abnormalities … screening intervals vs. none; presence of risk factor vs. none (e.g., family history, extremely dense breasts … To further explore evidence on the issue of clinical management of women with dense breasts, the Task
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communicating-patients-about-diagnostic-errors-breast-cancer-care-providers-attitudes
March 11, 2013 - Study
Communicating with patients about diagnostic errors in breast cancer care: … Communicating with patients about diagnostic errors in breast cancer care: Providers’ attitudes, experiences … This study held focus groups with breast cancer providers to better understand attitudes and experiences … Participants identified challenges related specifically to breast cancer as well as challenges stemming … July 6, 2022
Racial disparities in diagnostic delay among women with breast cancer.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb15.pdf
October 01, 2006 - Hospital
eatment of breast
$605 million in
h the average
l hospital stay,
breast cancer
tly … neoplasm of female breast (nipple and areola)
– 174.1 Malignant neoplasm of female breast (central … female breast (axillary tail)
– 174.8 Malignant neoplasm of female breast (other specified sites of … female breast)
– 174.9 Malignant neoplasm of female breast (breast, female, unspecified)
– 175.0 Malignant … of lesion of breast
– 85.22 Resection of quadrant of breast
– 85.23 Excision of nipple
The ICD-
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breast-cancer-medications-for-risk-reduction-2013
September 15, 2013 - cancer, personal history of breast biopsy, body mass index, menopause status or age, breast density, … Assessment of Breast Cancer Risk Status
Important risk factors for breast cancer include increasing … breast biopsy, and extremely dense breast tissue. … Assessment of Breast Cancer Risk
If a family history of breast cancer or a personal history of breast … of Breast Cancer and Related Risks in People With a Family History of Breast Cancer.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/Z3BVaJRtyu8drWSHWYT_Yf
Clinical Summary: Medication Use to Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer
Clinical Summary: Medication Use … to Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer
Population Women aged ≥35 y at increased risk for breast cancer Women … aged ≥35 y not at increased risk for breast cancer
Recommendation
Offer to prescribe risk-reducing … The National Cancer Institute Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool
and the Breast Cancer Surveillance … of breast cancer must be
balanced against the potential harms of adverse medication effects.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/technology-optimizing-population-care-resource-limited-environment/citation/population
January 01, 2023 - Population-based breast cancer screening in a primary care network. … Population-based breast cancer screening in a primary care network. … Document Type
Journal Publication
Population
Women
Medical Condition
Breast
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/QTkyWhfQHqFUy4He2B6HU4
in women found to have
dense breasts on a screening mammogram,
which occurs for more than 40% of women … and contrast-enhanced
mammography) compared with usual care (DBT
or DM alone) for women with dense breasts … In persons with
dense breasts and
an otherwise
normal screening
mammogram,
compare screening
mammography … and contrast-enhanced
mammography) compared with usual care (DBT
or DM alone) for women with dense breasts … In persons with
dense breasts and
an otherwise
normal screening
mammogram,
compare screening
mammography
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary27/breast-cancer-medications-for-risk-reduction-2013
April 15, 2013 - Women evaluated for benign breast findings in a breast clinic were provided with estimates of their breast … Noninvasive breast cancer incidence and breast cancer–specific and all-cause mortality rates were not … health outcomes, including invasive breast cancer; noninvasive breast cancer, including DCIS;
breast … result in reduced incidence of invasive breast cancer, noninvasive breast cancer, and fractures. … ; BCPT = Breast Cancer Prevention Trial; BCSC = Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium; BI-RADS = Breast
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/patient-centered-postoperative-wound-surveillance-using-current-technology/citation/managing
January 01, 2023 - Managing psychosocial issues faced by young women with breast cancer at the time of diagnosis and during … Managing psychosocial issues faced by young women with breast cancer at the time of diagnosis and during … Document Type
Journal Publication
Population
Women
Medical Condition
Breast