New Studies
Posted: Monday July 15, 2024
Recently Published Two recently published studies that might be of interest – Patient Experience of Women with Dense Breasts Undergoing Screening Contrast-Enhanced Mammography: A study from
New State Insurance Laws
Posted: Monday July 8, 2024
State Insurance Laws NEWS on insurance laws for expanded breast imaging in Louisiana, Mississippi, New Hampshire, and Nevada. Currently, 32 states + DC have insurance laws for expanded coverage for
Amended “Inform” Law, New Study
Posted: Monday July 1, 2024
Rhode Island Density Inform Law Amended In preparation for the FDA’s new dense breast reporting standard going into effect Sept 10, 2024, Rhode Island has amended its existing “inform” law. The
NEW! Health Provider Video Series
Posted: Monday June 24, 2024
The FDA requirement for density inform is around the corner, and health providers should be preparing for new patient/provider conversations about what it means and what to do. To assist, DBI has
Canadian Taskforce Screening Guidelines
Posted: Monday June 10, 2024
The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care released updated guidelines last week and now recommend that people in their 40s should not get routine screening mammograms but can request one if
Review Article
Posted: Monday June 3, 2024
Newly Published New review article out The paradox of MRI for breast cancer screening: high-risk and dense breasts—available evidence and current practice details the evidence supporting screening
NEW Patient Technology Info
Posted: Monday May 27, 2024
NEW! Screening Technology Info for Patients The FDA requirement for density inform is around the corner, and with it will come new patient/provider conversations about what it means and what to do.
Breast Cancer Screening Updates from Canada
Posted: Monday May 20, 2024
While Canadian breast cancer screening advocates celebrated the Canadian Cancer Society’s endorsement of lowering the screening age to 40, unfortunately the soon-to-be-released Canadian Task
TOCEM Interim Analysis
Posted: Tuesday May 14, 2024
Just Published in Radiology Addition of Contrast-enhanced Mammography to Tomosynthesis for Breast Cancer Detection in Women with a Personal History of Breast Cancer: Prospective TOCEM Trial Interim
USPSTF Recommendations, State Insurance Laws
Posted: Monday May 6, 2024
USPSTF Guidelines / Editorial by Dr. Wendie Berg The United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) has released a Task Force Recommendation Statement for breast screening. DBI’s Chief
EUSOBI Updated Guidelines, Insurance Laws, NYT Article
Posted: Monday April 29, 2024
EUSOBI Updated Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations Please see this article in Diagnostic Imaging for a summary of the new EUSOBI recommendations. While 2022 recommendations focused
DBI on Capitol Hill, Density Request Forms
Posted: Monday April 22, 2024
The World’s Leading Resource on Dense Breasts, Now Leads the Fight for the Find It Early Act DBI had a full schedule on Capitol Hill last week meeting with key Congressional members. The federal
Kentucky Insurance Law, AI for Supplemental Screening
Posted: Monday April 15, 2024
New U.S. State Insurance Law The state of Kentucky becomes the 28th state to enact a law requiring some level of insurance coverage for additional breast imaging after a mammogram. Full details by
SBI Meeting, Please Visit Booth #505
Posted: Monday April 8, 2024
Please stop by at SBI! On September 10, 2024, dense breast reporting to patients and their providers will become a U.S. federal requirement. In Canada, 12 out of 12 jurisdictions will soon be telling
Canada Inform, ILC Imaging, Research Grant
Posted: Monday April 1, 2024
Density Inform / Canada Good news from DenseBreastsCanada! Dense breast notification from coast to coast goes into effect this summer in Canada! Well done to advocates Jennie Dale and MAB member
Risk Model Tutorial
Posted: Monday March 25, 2024
There has been a lot of celebrity news this week around risk assessment and models. We’d like to remind you that DBI features a Risk Model Tutorial; click the link for details on how the models