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Do I still need to get my regular mammogram even if I participate in research?
Who do I contact to participate?
How do I know if I qualify for these studies?
If I do not regularly get my mammograms at MGH, can I still participate in the studies?
Where are you located?
Do I have to pay for the extra imaging in the study?
Will my personal information be protected?
May I participate in more than one of the studies?
Foundation Comprehensive Breast Evaluation Center?



Do I still need to get my regular mammogram even if I participate in research?

Yes.  Participation in any of our studies does not replace your clinical mammogram.  In each of the studies we compare the research results to the clinical mammogram. 


Who do I contact to participate?

If you are already at the Avon Foundation Comprehensive Breast Evaluation Center for your mammogram appointment, ask the front desk if you could speak to someone in research before you receive your mammogram.  If not, please call our office at (617) 724-3505 to ask questions or schedule a time to come in that would coordinate with your already scheduled mammogram appointment. 


How do I know if I qualify for these studies?

Each of our studies have been outlined on this website under the www.breastimagingresearch.org link.  There you will find the eligibility criteria for each of the studies. 


If I do not regularly get my mammograms at MGH, can I still participate in the studies?

To participate in our studies you must be receiving a screening mammogram, diagnostic mammogram, or a biopsy at the Avon Foundation Comprehensive Breast Evaluation Center, Massachusetts General Hospital. 


Where are you located?

Massachusetts General Hospital - Department of Radiology
Breast Imaging Research Lab
Avon Foundation Comprehensive Breast Evaluation Center
Wang Ambulatory Care Center - Suite 240
15 Parkman Street
Boston, MA 02114
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Do I have to pay for the extra imaging in the study?

There is no additional charge for participating in research projects. 


Will my personal information be protected?

Yes.  HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), the Federal Privacy Act enacted by congress in 1996, governs who can gain access to your personal information.  The Institutional Review Board (IRB) of MGH has approved our studies and precautions will be taken to both safely keep and protect this information. 


May I participate in more than one of the studies?

Yes you may.  However, it may not be possible to be involved in some studies all in the same visit to the MGH Avon Foundation Comprehensive Breast Evaluation Center.  We most often recruit volunteers while they are here for their regular breast evaluation.  Some of the criteria followed for various studies may require a return visit if you want to participate. 


Will the results from my research study be used in my clinical care at the MGH Avon Foundation Comprehensive Breast Evaluation Center?

Usually not, but sometimes they will; you will be informed ahead of time if they will be used.  While most of the studies involve new imaging techniques that are not yet FDA approved, it is certain that your clinical care will not come directly from any research results.  However, for some of the studies your clinical care would be altered if something were noticed on the research imaging.


Massachusetts General Hospital - Department of Radiology
Breast Imaging Research Lab
Avon Foundation Comprehensive Breast Evaluation Center
Wang Ambulatory Care Center - Suite 240
15 Parkman Street
Boston, MA 02114

Telephone: 617-724-3505

Massachusetts General Hospital