Breast cancer screening in high-risk men: A 12-year longitudinal observational study of male breast imaging utilisation and outcomes

Summary

Authors of this study, published in Radiology, noted that mammography was more effective at finding breast cancer in high-risk men than in women at average risk of breast cancer. For every 1,000 mammograms done in high-risk men, 18 breast cancers were found. In comparison, five breast cancers are found for every 1,000 mammograms in average-risk women.

They concluded that there is potential benefit in screening men at high risk for developing breast cancer.