UNC Lineberger’s Louise Henderson, PhD, MSPH, associate professor in the UNC School of Medicine Department of Radiology, was a co-author of two articles published Feb. 12 in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine.
In one study, Henderson and her colleagues found that women with, as well as without a personal history of breast cancer who undergo screening MRI experience higher biopsy rates coupled with significantly lower cancer yield findings after biospy, compared with screening mammography alone. To read the article “Breast Biopsy Intensity and Findings Following Breast Cancer Screening in Women With and Without a Personal History of Breast Cancer,” click here.
In the other study, Henderson and her colleagues found that first-degree family history of breast cancer was associated with increased risk of invasive breast cancer in all subgroups of older women, irrespective of a relative’s age at diagnosis. To read “Family History and Breast Cancer Risk Among Older Women in the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium Cohort,” click here.