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How do you counsel a patient with a history of breast cancer regarding use of breast MRI for screening?
Patient does not qualify for breast cancer screening by annual MRI per criteria (IBIS lifetime risk<20%, no known genetic predisposition, unconcerning family history).
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
In our Breast Survivorship Clinic at MD Anderson we do not regularly recommend a surveillance breast MRI to screen for local recurrence or for new breast cancer in all of our breast cancer survivors, since there is lack of data to support this practice. Not to mention the elevated cost and the ...
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