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The American Cancer Society is recommending MRIs in addition to mammograms for certain women considered to be at unusually high risk for breast cancer.

Who should get a Breast MRI?

• Those with a strong family history of the disease, such as women with two or more close relatives who had breast or ovarian cancer or who have a close relative who developed breast cancer before age 50. Experts say about 1 in 50 adult U.S. women fall into this category.

• Those with a mutation in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes

• Those who were treated for Hodgkin's disease

Also, a new study suggests MRI is useful for women diagnosed with cancer in one breast. MRIs turned up tumors in the second breast that other techniques had missed.

Why is an MRI necessary?

MRIs are better at showing increased or abnormal blood flow in the breast, a sign of early cancers not visible on mammogram. They also are better than mammograms at detecting cancer in women with dense, non-fatty breasts.