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Daniel B. Kopans

Daniel B. Kopans MD, FACR

Radiology

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

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Daniel B. Kopans, MD, has dedicated his career to improving the technology of mammography and the health of women. A life-long advocate of mammographic screening to increase early detection of breast cancer, Dr. Kopans was one of the few experts to challenge the National Cancer Institute’s controversial 1993 assessment that women under 50 did not benefit from regular mammograms.

Dr. Kopans’ leadership played a major role in reversing NCI’s assessment, thereby increasing younger women’s access to screening. Since 1990, the breast cancer death rate in the United States has decreased by almost 30 percent, primarily because of an increase in mammography screening.

Dr. Kopans has pioneered innovations in early breast cancer detection, including tomosynthesis, a procedure that increases the accuracy of mammograms without significantly increasing radiation exposure, and the Kopans Wire, a tool that helps clinicians detect small breast tumors.
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES (Speaking, Spoken, and Authored)
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  • Webcast Webcast
  • Speciality Breast Radiology
  • Calendar Aug 06, 2018 - Aug 06, 2028
  • In-Person Event In-Person Event
  • Speciality Oncology ...
  • Calendar Mar 08 - 11, 2018
  • Location Miami Beach, Florida, USA
  • In-Person Event In-Person Event
  • Speciality Radiology ...
  • Calendar Dec 04 - 07, 2017
  • Location New York, New York, USA
  • Webcast Webcast
  • Speciality Oncology
  • Calendar Oct 17, 2016 - Oct 31, 2017
  • In-Person Event In-Person Event
  • Speciality Radiology
  • Calendar Mar 04 - 06, 2016
  • Location San Francisco, California, USA
  • In-Person Event In-Person Event
  • Speciality Oncology ...
  • Calendar Jan 10 - 15, 2016
  • Location Waimea, Hawaii, USA