3D Mammography at UHCMC Improves Detection

Tomosynthesis, or imaging with 3D technology not only helps improve detection of breast cancer, it also decreases the number of false positive readings.  Dr. donna Plecha, Director of Breast Imaging and Mammography at University Hospitals Case Medical Center says it means fewer patients are being called back for a second look.

Dr. Plecha helped conduct a massive study which shows detection of invasive cancers using 3D imaging rose by more than 40%, and false positive readings fell by 15%.

Angelina Jolie Is So Six Years Ago

Angeline Jolie isn't the first woman to have her breasts removed to reduce her risk of cancer, although she may be the most famous.

Plain Dealer columnist Regina Brett also had a double mastectomy after being disagnosed with breast cancer.  And her daughter Gabrielle had the procedure done six years ago, when she was 29. 

Like Jolie, Gabrielle Brett had not been diagnosed with the disease, but had tested positive for the BRCA 1 gene, which increased her chances of developing breast cancer.  She talks to Jim about making her decision, and how her husband reacted, in this interview.