A recent study led by University Medical researcher Lou Fintor confirmed that these standards helped to improve the image quality of mammograms and did not limit access to cancer screening.
These findings indicate that the federal mammography standards adopted in October, which are based on the Michigan model, will prove to be successful.
Before the federal standards were enacted, the quality of mammograms varied from state to state.
Each year, more than 20,000 women nationwide have mammogram exams. These tests have been shown to effectively control breast cancer mortality rates.
City officials, community and business leaders and educators from across Michigan spent a day at the University to meet with researchers and faculty, with the goal of determining how to better utilize the University's resources and perform research for the community.
The event was organized and hosted by the University Office of State Outreach.
Other local groups worked in the virtual reality lab of the Media Union and worked with many other departments at the University.
The exhibit will show how in a worst-case scenario, a thriving native species is driven to extinction by human influences, including habitat loss and over-harvesting. The classic example of this phenomenon is the passenger pigeon, which numbered more than three billion in the early 1800s, and is now extinct.
Another scenario of human influence is the introduction of harmful foreign species into an ecosystem. Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, the sea lamprey was introduced via shipping into the Great Lakes. This species, which has no natural predators, has had devastating results on local wildlife.
The exhibit will also show how some plant and animal species, such as raccoons that pilfer food from garbage cans, benefit from human influences.
A new resource compiled by University surgery Prof. Mark Pearlman may prove to be invaluable for treating women.
The resource is aimed at first-care providers who are at the frontline of medical care and are faced with urgent medical situations that need to be taken care of quickly and accurately.
Organized by age group, signs and symptoms, the book also has extensive sections on treating pregnant and postpartum patients.
- Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Sam Stavis.
04-09-98
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