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
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