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Research Articles
Research Articles on Breast and Cervical Cancer

BI-RADS Classification for Management of Abnormal Mammograms
From the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, this article offers a great summary of the system used to classify mammogram results, and how the system is used to manage abnormal mammograms.
(Article requires a free Medscape account.)

Non-Invasive Diagnostic Tests Can't Replace Invasive Biopsy
According to a study published in a February 2006 report from
the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, imaging tests such as
MRIs and ultrasounds aren’t accurate enough to replace biopsies.

Certain Types of Non-cancerous Breast Lumps Are Associated with
a Higher Risk of Breast Cancer

Not all benign breast lumps are the same.

Click here for recent research articles on the American Cancer Society’s website.
You can use the “Select a news topic” link to find research news updates on specific cancers, including breast and cervical cancer.

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