A study which appears in the New England Journal of Medicine today suggests that digital mammography may do a better job than conventional technology at detecting breast cancer in young women. The study conducted by the American College of Radiology Imaging and funded by a grant from the National Cancer Insitute, looked at 42,000 women who underwent cancer screening. Researchers concluded that digital mammography was more effective for women under the age of 50, particularly those with denser breasts and those who were either pre- or peri-menopausal.
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