Eskenazi Health Offers New Tool For Early Detection Of Breast Cancer

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Terri Dee

Eskenazi Health's Automated Breast Ultrasound (ABUS) Tool could help reduce the misdiagnosis of breast cancer.
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The American Cancer Society estimates 268,000 women will receive a breast cancer diagnosis this year. And 40 percent of them have dense breast tissue that can make diagnoses more challenging. WFYI’s Terri Dee spoke with Dr. Lauren Harry, a breast radiologist at Eskenazi Health, about a new tool that aims to change that.

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