Tailored Breast Cancer Screening

Tuesday, Nov. 27, 4:30-6:00 p.m. | N227

Experts discuss the impact of the revision of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force screening mammography guidelines in 2009, the role of screening MR for high-risk women and the use of screening breast ultrasound for women with dense breasts.

Speaker Information:

  • Daniel B. Kopans, MD, Harvard Medical School, Boston
  • D. David Dershaw, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City
  • Stephen Albert Feig, MD, University of California, Los Angeles

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