MRI may be unnecessary prior to treatment in most newly diagnosed breast cancer patients

Friday, August 14, 2009 - 08:42 in Health & Medicine

CHICAGO (August 14, 2009) -- New research findings published in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons challenge the routine use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a means to improve surgical outcomes in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients.

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