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How do you advise women who are at high risk for breast cancer and for whom annual screening breast MRIs are recommended regarding the long-term risks of gadolinium contrast?

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Medical Oncology · Columbia University Medical Center
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For all breast cancer screening modalities, we need to weigh the benefits for early detection with the potential harms, such as false positive results and over diagnosis. Among young high-risk women with dense breasts, breast MRI has higher sensitivity compared to mammography for early detection of ...

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