Sigmascreening, a Dutch MedTech developer that works with pressure based digital mammography and breast cancer screening, said that a study of in total 15,898 in digital mammograms from 3,772 Asian women underlines the need for compression guidelines.
Current screening protocols fail to catch a notable number of people carrying genetic mutations associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome and Lynch syndrome, which increase the risk of developing certain cancers. This issue is particularly pronounced among underrepresented minorities.Â
