The amount of women’s health information out there can be overwhelming. In fact, two significant updates to screening mammography recommendations were made in the last two weeks alone. With so much information, you must pay attention to the source and ensure it is trustworthy and reliable. Social media can be fun and is a powerful …
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May 9, 2023 The new United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) breast cancer screening recommendations are still not enough. The draft recommendation from USPSTF, a government-appointed panel, value screening at 40 years old but every 2 years and stopping at age 74. The ACR and SBI urge the USPSTF to go further to recommend …
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“Since 1990, breast cancer death rates in Black women, who develop and die from the disease earlier, have only dropped approximately half as fast as in white women,” said Stamatia Destounis, MD, FACR, co-author of the new guidelines, chair of the American College of Radiology Breast Imaging Commission and managing partner at Elizabeth Wende Breast Care in Rochester, …
Interview with Dr. Stamatia Destounis
Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference was held March 24-28, 2023, in Las Vegas, NV, and Dr. Stamatia Destounis from Elizabeth Wende Breast Care (EWBC) was an invited speaker. The three-day conference covered timely topics with 200+ lectures and 90+ world-renowned speakers. The conference has specific lecture tracks for individuals from all aspects of the breast care …
On average, nearly 50% of women have dense breast tissue identified on mammography. Having dense breast tissue makes it more challenging to find breast cancer on a mammogram as the dense tissue is white, and breast cancer can hide within this tissue. In addition, having dense breasts is considered an independent risk factor for breast …
A routine mammogram appointment at Elizabeth Wende Breast Care (EWBC) may seem like a simple exam. However, we utilize an incredible amount of technology in the background to benefit our patients. There have been many technological advancements in breast cancer detection over the last 50 years. EWBC has been at the forefront of these advancements …
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Just after Thanksgiving every year, Dr. Stamatia Destounis of Elizabeth Wende Breast Care (EWBC) heads to The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL. She has been dedicating this week to the meeting for more than 30 years. RSNA promotes excellence in patient care and health care delivery through education, research, …
You’ve probably heard you should get an annual mammogram starting at age 40. However, most women don’t know where to start when it comes to selecting a breast care center. Here is a checklist when choosing a breast center. DEDICATED TO BREAST IMAGING A breast imaging center with a team of experienced breast imaging specialists …
Just because you get a call back doesn’t mean you have breast cancer. Instead, it means that our breast imaging radiologists have found something they want to look at more closely.
