The study is recruiting 100,000 women in select areas nationwide. One group of patients will receive annual mammograms, which is currently the standard in the United States. Another group will be screened for specific genetic mutations that increase a woman’s risk for breast cancer, as well as other risk factors. Those considered high risk for developing breast cancer would have more frequent screening schedules. The study will also help determine whether some patients would benefit from fewer mammograms, thereby lowering overall costs to the healthcare system, reducing exposure to radiation, and lessening anxiety from false positive results.
“The WISDOM Study is an exciting opportunity to learn who is really at risk for what kind of breast cancer,” adds Esserman. “We hope we can enable significant improvements in breast cancer screening for generations to come, leading to better clinical outcomes for thousands of patients.”
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About the WISDOM Study
The WISDOM Study is designed to end the confusion about breast cancer screening. The goal is to find the safest and most effective breast cancer screening schedule for women. It is being conducted by The Athena Breast Health Network, a collaboration of breast cancer experts, health care providers, researchers, and patient advocates at five University of California Medical Centers (UCD, UCI, UCLA, UCSD, UCSF) and the Sanford Health System, a rural health care system in the Midwest region of the United States (athenacarenetwork.org).
Women between the ages of 40 and 74 who have not had breast cancer or ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and reside within the study areas are eligible for the WISDOM study. For more information or to become a WISDOM Study participant, please visit wisdomstudy.org or follow us on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn.
About MAMMOSPHERE
Mammosphere is a patient engagement platform that empowers women to take control of their breast health. It allows patients to store all their breast health information and mammograms in one secure, online location. This saves the patient time, money and unnecessary stress while allowing physicians easy access to critical clinical information. Mammosphere is powered by lifeIMAGE, the leading medical information network in the country. Learn more at mammosphere.com.
About lifeIMAGE
lifeIMAGE is a medical information network connecting health care networks, providers and patients to clinical information including imaging records. lifeIMAGE enables access to information for more than 150,000 providers, a variety of care coordination organizations, and 1,400 facilities across clinical specialties and institutions globally. Providers use lifeIMAGE to improve the quality and timeliness of care, expand referral business and eliminate wasteful spending. For more information about lifeIMAGE, please visit lifeimage.com, check out our blog or follow us on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn.
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