Major trial tests if 3D mammograms are the better cancer detector

NCT ID NCT03233191

Summary

This large study aims to find out if a newer type of 3D mammogram (tomosynthesis) is better than the standard 2D digital mammogram for routine breast cancer screening. Over 100,000 women are being randomly assigned to receive one of the two screening methods over several years. The main goal is to see if the 3D technology helps find more advanced cancers earlier and reduces the need for women to return for extra tests.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Allegheny General Hospital

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212, United States

  • Arnot Ogden Medical Center/Falck Cancer Center

    Elmira, New York, 14905, United States

  • Aultman Health Foundation

    Canton, Ohio, 44710, United States

  • BCCA-Vancouver Cancer Centre

    Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 4E6, Canada

  • Banner-University Medical Center Phoenix

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85006, United States

  • Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Desoto

    Southhaven, Mississippi, 38671, United States

  • Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Memphis

    Memphis, Tennessee, 38120, United States

  • Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women

    Memphis, Tennessee, 38120, United States

  • Bon Secours Westchester Emergency Center

    Midlothian, Virginia, 23113, United States

  • Boston Medical Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States

  • Bromenn Lifecare Center

    Bloomington, Illinois, 61701, United States

  • Bromenn Regional Medical Center

    Normal, Illinois, 61761, United States

  • Bronson Battle Creek

    Battle Creek, Michigan, 49017, United States

  • CERIM

    Buenos Aires, 1425, Argentina

  • CHU de Quebec-Hopital du Saint-Sacrement (HSS)

    Québec, Quebec, G1S 4L8, Canada

  • Carle Cancer Center

    Urbana, Illinois, 61801, United States

  • Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center

    Hoopeston, Illinois, 60942, United States

  • Carle Physician Group-Mattoon/Charleston

    Mattoon, Illinois, 61938, United States

  • Carle at The Riverfront

    Danville, Illinois, 61832, United States

  • Carle on Fairchild

    Danville, Illinois, 61832, United States

  • Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center

    Carson City, Nevada, 89703, United States

  • Chiang Mai University

    Chiang Mai, Muang, 50200, Thailand

  • Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center Beachwood

    Beachwood, Ohio, 44122, United States

  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

  • Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals - Butterworth Hospital

    Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States

  • Decatur Memorial Hospital

    Decatur, Illinois, 62526, United States

  • Duke University Medical Center

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

  • Easton Hospital

    Easton, Pennsylvania, 18042, United States

  • Essentia Health Cancer Center

    Duluth, Minnesota, 55805, United States

  • Essentia Health Saint Mary's Hospital - Superior

    Superior, Wisconsin, 54880, United States

  • Essentia Health Virginia Clinic

    Virginia, Minnesota, 55792, United States

  • Fox Chase Cancer Center

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111, United States

  • Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center

    La Crosse, Wisconsin, 54601, United States

  • Helen F Graham Cancer Center

    Newark, Delaware, 19713, United States

  • Hennepin County Medical Center

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55415, United States

  • Henry Ford Hospital

    Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States

  • Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital

    West Bloomfield, Michigan, 48322, United States

  • Hopital Du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal

    Montreal, Quebec, H4J 1C5, Canada

  • Hospital Sotero Del Rio

    Puente Alto, Santiago Metropolitan, 8207257, Chile

  • Hunterdon Medical Center

    Flemington, New Jersey, 08822, United States

  • Indiana University/Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States

  • John H Stroger Jr Hospital of Cook County

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente - Kensington Medical Center

    Kensington, Maryland, 20895, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente-Modesto

    Modesto, California, 95356, United States

  • Kern Radiology Medical Group Inc

    Bakersfield, California, 93306, United States

  • LSU Health Sciences Center at Shreveport

    Shreveport, Louisiana, 71103, United States

  • Lewis Cancer and Research Pavilion at Saint Joseph's/Candler

    Savannah, Georgia, 31405, United States

  • Los Angeles General Medical Center

    Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States

  • M D Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • MUSC Health East Cooper

    Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, 29464, United States

  • Marshfield Medical Center-Marshfield

    Marshfield, Wisconsin, 54449, United States

  • Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center

    Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70809, United States

  • Mayo Clinic Hospital in Arizona

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85054, United States

  • Mayo Clinic in Rochester

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

  • MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States

  • Medical University of South Carolina

    Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States

  • Memorial Hermann Imaging Center - Upper Kirby

    Houston, Texas, 77098, United States

  • Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines

    Des Moines, Iowa, 50314, United States

  • Mobile Infirmary Medical Center

    Mobile, Alabama, 36607, United States

  • Montefiore Medical Center-Einstein Campus

    The Bronx, New York, 10461, United States

  • Montefiore Medical Center-Weiler Hospital

    The Bronx, New York, 10461, United States

  • Mount Sinai Hospital

    Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X5, Canada

  • NYP/Columbia University Medical Center/Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10032, United States

  • NYP/Weill Cornell Medical Center

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • National Cancer Center-Korea

    Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 410-769, South Korea

  • Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton

    Braselton, Georgia, 30517, United States

  • Northside Hospital

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30342, United States

  • Northwest Cancer Center - Valparaiso

    Valparaiso, Indiana, 46383, United States

  • Ochsner LSU Health Saint Mary's Medical Center

    Shreveport, Louisiana, 71101, United States

  • Odette Cancer Centre- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

    Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada

  • Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

  • Oncosalud S.A.C.

    Lima, Lima 41, Peru

  • Ospedale Ca Foncello di Treviso - ULSS 2 Marca Trevigiana

    Treviso, 31100, Italy

  • Ottawa Hospital and Cancer Center-General Campus

    Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6, Canada

  • Owensboro Health Mitchell Memorial Cancer Center

    Owensboro, Kentucky, 42303, United States

  • Parc Tauli Sabadell Hospital Universitari

    Sabadell, Barcelona, 08208, Spain

  • Park Nicollet Clinic - Saint Louis Park

    Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, 55416, United States

  • Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center

    Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033-0850, United States

  • Pennsylvania Hospital

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States

  • Penrose-Saint Francis Healthcare

    Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80907, United States

  • Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital

    Greenville, South Carolina, 29605, United States

  • Prisma Health Richland Hospital

    Columbia, South Carolina, 29203, United States

  • ProHealth D N Greenwald Center

    Mukwonago, Wisconsin, 53149, United States

  • ProHealth Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital

    Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, 53066, United States

  • Queen's Medical Center

    Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, United States

  • Radiology Imaging Associates

    Englewood, Colorado, 80112, United States

  • Regions Hospital

    Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55101, United States

  • Riverview Medical Center/Booker Cancer Center

    Red Bank, New Jersey, 07701, United States

  • Saint Alphonsus Cancer Care Center-Boise

    Boise, Idaho, 83706, United States

  • Saint Joseph's Health Care London

    London, Ontario, N6A 4V2, Canada

  • Saint Luke's Cancer Institute - Boise

    Boise, Idaho, 83712, United States

  • Saint Mary Medical Center

    Hobart, Indiana, 46342, United States

  • Saint Peter's University Hospital

    New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, United States

  • San Juan City Hospital

    San Juan, 00936, Puerto Rico

  • Sanford Bismarck Medical Center

    Bismarck, North Dakota, 58501, United States

  • Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center

    Thief River Falls, Minnesota, 56701, United States

  • Scottsdale Medical Imaging Limited

    Scottsdale, Arizona, 85258, United States

  • Sentara Leigh Hospital

    Norfolk, Virginia, 23502, United States

  • Sentara Norfolk General Hospital

    Norfolk, Virginia, 23507, United States

  • Sentara Princess Anne Hospital

    Virginia Beach, Virginia, 23456, United States

  • Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center Washington Township

    Sewell, New Jersey, 08080, United States

  • Southpointe-Sanford Medical Center Fargo

    Fargo, North Dakota, 58103, United States

  • Spartanburg Medical Center

    Spartanburg, South Carolina, 29303, United States

  • Spartanburg Medical Center - Mary Black Campus

    Spartanburg, South Carolina, 29307, United States

  • Swedish Medical Center-First Hill

    Seattle, Washington, 98122, United States

  • Taipei Veterans General Hospital

    Taipai, 112, Taiwan

  • The Community Hospital

    Munster, Indiana, 46321, United States

  • The Women's Imaging Center

    Denver, Colorado, 80209, United States

  • ThedaCare Regional Cancer Center

    Appleton, Wisconsin, 54911, United States

  • Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States

  • Trinity Health Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital Ann Arbor

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48106, United States

  • Tulane University School of Medicine

    New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States

  • UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital

    Highlands Ranch, Colorado, 80129, United States

  • UCHealth Lone Tree Health Center

    Lone Tree, Colorado, 80124, United States

  • UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

  • UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus

    Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States

  • UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States

  • USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States

  • UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-Dallas

    Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States

  • UW Cancer Center at ProHealth Care

    Waukesha, Wisconsin, 53188, United States

  • University Hospital

    San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States

  • University Medical Center New Orleans

    New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States

  • University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85006, United States

  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

    Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States

  • University of Cincinnati Cancer Center-UC Medical Center

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States

  • University of Florida Health Science Center - Jacksonville

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32209, United States

  • University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States

  • University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

  • University of New Mexico Cancer Center

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87106, United States

  • University of North Carolina-Hillsborough Campus

    Hillsborough, North Carolina, 27278, United States

  • University of Rochester

    Rochester, New York, 14642, United States

  • University of Tennessee - Knoxville

    Knoxville, Tennessee, 37920, United States

  • University of Virginia Cancer Center

    Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908, United States

  • University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - University Hospital

    Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States

  • Valleywise Comprehensive Health Center - Phoenix

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85008, United States

  • Vanderbilt Breast Center at One Hundred Oaks

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37204, United States

  • Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States

  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States

  • Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute

    Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States

  • Weisberg Cancer Treatment Center

    Farmington Hills, Michigan, 48334, United States

  • West Michigan Cancer Center

    Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49007, United States

  • West Virginia University Healthcare

    Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506, United States

  • Wexford Health and Wellness Pavilion

    Wexford, Pennsylvania, 15090, United States

  • Woman's Hospital

    Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70817, United States

  • Women's Diagnostic Center - Munster

    Munster, Indiana, 46321, United States

  • Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital

    San Francisco, California, 94110, United States

Conditions

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