About Reports

IOM reports provide objective and straightforward advice to decision makers and the public. This site includes IOM reports published after 1998. All reports from the IOM and the National Academies, including those published before 1998, are available from the National Academies Press.

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  Mammography and Beyond: Developing Technologies for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer: A Non-Technical Summary Released: April 4, 2003

  Mammography and Beyond: Developing Technology for Early Detection of Breast Cancer reviews screening film mammography and other newer technologies, their current stage of development, usefulness, and issues in developing, approving, and payment methods. Although several new technologies on the horizon show promise for improved capability to detect breast cancer, the report says that none have yet proved superior to traditional, X-ray film mammography in screening for breast cancer. More evaluation and development of new imaging tools and of promising molecular biological techniques is required and warranted. This is a non-technical summary of that report.
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  Mammography and Beyond: Developing Technologies for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer Released: April 4, 2003

  This report reviews screening film mammography and other newer technologies, their current stage of development, usefulness, and issues in developing, approving, and payment methods. Although several new technologies on the horizon show promise for improved capability to detect breast cancer, the report says that none have yet proved superior to traditional, X-ray film mammography in screening for breast cancer. More evaluation and development of new imaging tools and of promising molecular biological techniques is required and warranted.