‘Outdated’ breast cancer screening guidelines failing Canadian women: report
Annie Slight has been battling breast cancer for the past eight years. Since her diagnosis in April 2013, the Montreal resident has undergone 16 treatments of chemotherapy, bilateral mastectomy, a...
View ArticleNew commentary finds flaws in study that shaped current breast cancer...
Researchers at Sunnybrook Research Institute, The Ottawa Hospital, The University of British Columbia, The University of Alberta and Harvard Medical School have published a new commentary in the...
View ArticleCBC News: Breast cancer screening guidelines based on flawed Canadian study,...
A new paper calls into question a decades-old Canadian study that has informed breast cancer screening guidelines for women in their 40s around the world, which generally do not recommend a yearly...
View ArticleCTV News: Cancer detection has fallen dramatically during the pandemic,...
There is another side to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Christina Deans’ delayed cancer diagnosis is part of it. Last May, the 35-year-old mother of two found a lump in her right breast the size of a...
View ArticleCanadian Society of Breast Imaging’s Position Statement on the CAR...
According to the Canadian Cancer Society, breast cancer is the most common cancer among Canadian women and the second leading cause of death from cancer in Canadian women. Mammograms are a key...
View ArticleCanadian Society of Breast Imaging Position Statement on Breast Arterial...
Although cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of premature death in Canadian women, 1 most women are unaware of their personal cardiovascular risk status.2 Breast arterial calcification (BAC)...
View ArticleCanadian Society of Breast Imaging Position Statement on the new United...
The new United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Breast Cancer Screening Draft Recommendations 1 are a very good step forward. The Canadian Society of Breast Imaging (CSBI) recommends...
View ArticleSBI Canadian Corner Newsletter Update – Dr. Seely
June 9, 2023 – Jean M. Seely MD, FRCPC, FSBI, FCAR We are excited to share our CSBI update for the Society of Breast Imaging. Welcome to Spring, where we say goodbye to the chilly days of winter and...
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