Mammograms are screenings that are used to detect changes in the breasts, and are most often used to identify breast cancer. Missed cancers or cancers that develop between screenings ("interval" cancers) are regarded by scientists as larger and more advanced than detected tumors.
This study, published in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute, as opposed to other studies, distinguished between interval tumors and missed cancers. It found that interval tumors tend to be "Twice as likely to be both estrogen receptor- and progesterone receptor-negative, making them harder to treat."
The study found that, of 431,480 women over 50 who were screened twice a year in the Ontario Breast Screening Program, 450 cancers were detected during a screening, 288 interval cancers were detected later, and 87 cancers were missed.
Senior scientist Dr. Anna M. Chiarelli believes better screening technology must be innovated. In the meantime, women should be on the lookout for breast cancer symptoms, even if they just went through a negative mammogram.
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