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As head of the Division of Breast Imaging, Dr. Rooney will focus on removing barriers to breast screening and furthering awareness about new, advanced imaging technology to detect breast cancer.
Find out if your patients are eligible for this new breast cancer screening.
Women with dense or homogeneous dense breast tissue should consider an alternate form of breast cancer screening beyond traditional mammography.
A UVA study revealed that most women don’t know that having dense breast tissue increases their risk for cancer and reduces a mammogram’s ability to detect it.
In light of the "Angelina Jolie effect," UVA certified genetic counselor Martha Thomas provides tips on how to respond to your patients’ FAQs about inherited breast and ovarian cancers.
Mark B. Williams, PhD, has devoted the past decade to developing a new scanner that he hopes will give women and their physicians better diagnostic information.
A new application of non-invasive focused ultrasound technology is being explored at UVA with the launch of a study for benign tumors of the breast.
An experimental approach to treating breast cancer being tested at UVA allows doctors to administer significantly higher doses of cancer-killing radiation where it’s needed at the same time as tumor removal.
Breast care specialists at UVA Cancer Center are utilizing an enhanced form of IORT that will allow for improved treatment planning and greater precision.