Updated FAQs
Posted: Monday March 18, 2024
Does estrogen or HRT affect breast density or breast cancer risk? This is a common question and we have conducted a literature review. Please see DBI’s updated Patient and Health Providers FAQs on
New State Inform Law, ESR Gold Medal Recipient
Posted: Monday March 11, 2024
U.S. State Inform Law Better late than never! Indiana has enacted a breast density inform law (effective July 1, 2024) which mirrors the new FDA required “dense breast” reporting language
New Insurance Bill, State vs FDA “Inform” Requirements
Posted: Monday March 4, 2024
U.S. State Insurance Bill Update Massachusetts has become the latest state to introduce an insurance bill for expanded breast imaging beyond a mammogram. State “Inform” Laws and the FDA
ECR Meeting, New MAB Member
Posted: Monday February 26, 2024
European Congress of Radiology DenseBreast-info.org/Europe will be attending #ECR2024, (Feb 28 – March 3) in Vienna. Both DBI’s European Liaison Dr. Athina Vourtsis, and Education Coordinator
Updated Technology Tab Info, New Co-Educator
Posted: Monday February 19, 2024
Screening Technologies Update DBI’s Screening Technologies tab has just been updated! For easy reference, each updated modality section now includes “Quick Facts” bullets in the
New Insurance Bills, The Patient’s Perspective
Posted: Monday February 12, 2024
U.S. Insurance bills New insurance bills for coverage of expanded breast imaging have been introduced in the states of Iowa and Oklahoma. SBI Newsletter SBI’s Winter 2024 newsletter includes an
JBI Open Access Article, UK Celebrity Supporter
Posted: Monday February 5, 2024
JBI Article – Now Open Access Article Implementing the National Dense Breast Reporting Standard, Expanding Supplemental Screening Using Current Guidelines, and the Proposed Find It Early Act is
U.S. State Insurance Bills
Posted: Monday January 29, 2024
We are off to a strong legislative start to 2024! 2023 bills that are still active and 2024 newly introduced bills for expanded breast imaging coverage (see bill texts for details) include:
CME/CE Free Credit Opportunity
Posted: Monday January 22, 2024
Need credits? Snow problem! Please visit/share the winter promotion for our course Dense Breasts and Supplemental Screening. Free AMA (1.5 PRA Cat 1) and ASRT (1.5 Cat A) credits* are available
Australia/New Zealand News
Posted: Monday January 15, 2024
Australia and New Zealand The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists have issued a Breast Density Position Statement, “Whilst a future risk-based model for breast cancer
New Year, New Laws
Posted: Monday January 8, 2024
U.S. State Insurance Laws The DBI legislation maps have been updated! There are now 25 states + DC that require some level of supplemental screening coverage after mammography. Please see resources:
News out of Canada, Research
Posted: Monday December 18, 2023
Dense Breasts Canada Our friends at Dense Breasts Canada have provided an update on Federal and Provincial advocacy progress in 2023. Find it all HERE. New Research A new study is just out in The
NCCN Guideline Update, New Research
Posted: Monday December 11, 2023
NCCN Guidelines, Version 3.2023 The most recent National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis guidelines are out (accessible with free registration). The
Statement of Support for Find It Early Act
Posted: Monday December 4, 2023
DBI developed a Statement of Support for this important legislation and worked to get American Alliances, Associations, Colleges, Institutions, Cancer Centers, Imaging Centers, Societies, and
New Studies of Interest
Posted: Monday November 27, 2023
A population-based study published in JAMA, Breast Cancer Incidence After a False-Positive Mammography Result, found that breast cancer risk within 20 years of a screening mammogram was higher in
Get Ready for RSNA
Posted: Monday November 20, 2023
DBI presentation: Tuesday, 11am: Vendor workshop, join DBI’s Director of Education and Epidemiology Research, Robin Seitzman, PhD, MPH, for her talk, Implementing the National Dense Breast