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SYDNEY, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Magnetic resonance imaging may do early breast cancer patients more harm than good, a review by Australian and U.S. researchers suggests.
The review, published online in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, found using MRI did not reduce follow-up surgery or the risk of local recurrences, but may have increased the chances of more extensive surgery.
Nehmat Houssami of the University of Sydney and Dr. Daniel Hayes of University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center in Ann Arbor, Mich., reviewed available data on the impact on treatment of using preoperative MRI's detection capability to improve surgical planning and found evidence MRI changed surgical management generally from breast conservation to more radical surgery.
"Overall, there is growing evidence that MRI does not improve surgical care, and it could be argued that it has a potentially harmful effect," the review authors said in a statement.
Well-designed, randomized controlled trials are needed to quantify potential benefit and harm, including careful evaluation of its impact on quality of life, the researchers said.
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