Breast MRI Can Differentiate Breast Tumor Subtypes
Women who have never had to deal with the serious - and common - disease of breast cancer may not realize that not all breast cancer tumors are the same. Those women who have gone through breast cancer treatment know that there are tumor subtypes and that treatment can greatly depend upon what type of tumor it is that you have.
New reports indicate that the breast MRI may be useful in determining the subtypes of a breast cancer tumor.
The breast MRI can be supplemented with computer software that can allow for contrasting that provides additional medical information to the doctor and patient including the subtype of the tumor. This is more in-depth than just determining if a tumor is benign or malignant; it can also tell what type of tumor it is. This helps guide treatment and make it more effective so that patients have a better chance of beating the cancer.
Question of the Day: Should the breast MRI be used to determine what type of tumor a breast cancer patient has?photo link
