With estimates from the American Cancer Society, implementing this intervention could save between 30,000 and 60,000 lives in the U.S. each year.

These sessions can help further education, promote discussion of instructive cases and invite performance feedback from fellow radiologists.

“This is exciting because it shows that proton therapy offers a way for us to reduce the serious side effects of chemo-radiation and improve patient health and well-being without sacrificing the effectiveness of the therapy,” experts wrote in a recent JAMA Oncology study.

None of the information on the top breast density websites was written at recommended reading levels, and it may limit the educational goals of new federal breast density legislation.

More than 5 million people are diagnosed with skin cancer in the U.S. each year, and an overwhelming majority are categorized as either basal or cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.

"Researchers have been studying the possible link between hair dye and cancer for a long time, but results have been inconsistent," said co-author Alexandra White, PhD.

Annual mammography screenings find cancer in patients at a less advanced stage than those who have a mammogram every two years, according to a new study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

Although 90% of those surveyed said they stand by their choice of treatment, one-third did not have enough information about the side effects of radiation, chemotherapy or surgery.