Coming to ARA During COVID-19: Safety Protocols for Patients
As a cancer patient or caregiver, you may have questions and concerns about how to best protect yourself from COVID-19 when you have to make
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Behind the Scenes of Reading a Mammogram
By: Randal L. Aschenbeck, MD Breast Imaging Radiologist with Austin Radiological Association (ARA) Reading a mammogram is difficult. Doctors that read mammograms are radiologists. They complete
Dr. Randal L. Aschenbeck
By: Randal L. Aschenbeck, MD
Breast Imaging Radiologist with Austin Radiological Association (ARA)
Mammography is the most rigorously tested examination for detecting breast cancer. It is the only screening test that has been proven to decrease deaths from breast cancer. Mammography has been shown by many large trials to decrease breast cancer deaths by at least 30%. However, there remains controversy about when to start screening and how often to undergo screening. One very important fact agreed upon by all is that mammography saves lives. (more…)
Screening Mammograms- Do They Save Lives?
Recent Study Attacks Value of Mammography: Our Response, by Dr. Catherine Young of Austin Radiological Association (ARA)
Catherine A. Young, MD Radiologist with Austin Radiological Association (ARA) Attacks against screening mammography continue to be reported in the media, typically in reliance on
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