Breast Cancer Detection in Women Under 40: Ultrasound Is Better Than Mammography for Women with Symptoms of Possible Cancer
Seattle Cancer Care AllianceThe largest analysis to date comparing ultrasound and mammography to evaluate women ages 30 to 39 with symptoms of possible breast cancer concludes that ultrasound is a superior diagnostic tool and that U.S. clinical practice guidelines, which currently recommend mammography as the first evaluation in these women, should be reconsidered.