By: Dr. Joseph Bennett From: chronicleonline.com Breast cancer is currently the most common form of cancer in women, regardless of race or ethnicity. Overall, breast cancer ranks as the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women. Breast cancer mortality trends have declined significantly during the past decade, largely due to public awareness campaigns that focus on early detection and …
Volpara Solutions applauds the DENSE trial results on breast cancer screening
Source: PR Newswire From: dotmed.com Volpara Solutions, Inc., an industry leader in cancer screening workflow, announced today its support of the DENSE trial and the positive results published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The DENSE trial, spanning an eight-year period, is the first randomized controlled study on the clinical utility of breast MRI supplemental screening for women with …
FDA’s New Policy to Increase Use of 3-D Digital Breast Screening Tools Will Be Market Driver for Breast CT
From: media@thenewswire.com There is mounting evidence from many sources about mammography being an inferior method for identifying or helping in the diagnosis of suspicious breast lesions that may be cancer. Some informed sources say mammography is completely unnecessary, and others go as far to say that mammography causes more harm than good. Regardless, mammography is the current gold standard …
MAMMOMAT Digital Mammography System from Siemens
From: news-medical.net Siemens has developed a system for digital mammography that matches your demands: MAMMOMAT Inspiration. This mammography platform for screening, diagnostics, stereotactic biopsy, and 3D tomosynthesis allows for one or all applications on a modular basis. The design of MAMMOMAT Inspiration is one of a kind. Its smooth round shapes and clear lines are emphasized by the soothing cover …
Tomosynthesis vs. Mammography: How Do They Differ?
From: Healthline.com Overview Tomosynthesis is an imaging or X-ray technique that can be used to screen for early signs of breast cancer in women with no symptoms. This type of imaging can also be used as a diagnostic tool for women that are having breast cancer symptoms. Tomosynthesis is an advanced type of mammography. A tomosynthesis takes multiple images of the breast. …
No Benefit From Routine Thyroid Cancer Screening?
By: Robert Preidt From: webmd.com Doctors should not screen for thyroid cancer in patients who have no symptoms of the disease, according to a U.S. Preventive Services Task Force draft recommendation. It reaffirms a recommendation issued 20 years ago. Thyroid cancer is rare in the United States. In 2016, an estimated 64,300 new cases will be diagnosed, representing 3.8 percent …
Breast cancer beyond the sound bite
By: Debra Johnson From: detroitnews.com While most news clips and sound bites you’ll hear this month focus on screening and early detection, those steps are often just the beginning of a life-altering journey. It’s also important that you know the side effects of treatment and options for breast reconstruction. Patients must be proactive. Demand a cardiovascular ultrasound — also known …
Cervical cancer can possibly be eliminated
By: Roli Srivastava From: hindu.com Cervical cancer has the possibility of elimination and can be eradicated from many countries in the world in four to five decades, said Dr. R. Sankaranarayanan, Special Advisor on cancer control and head of screening group with the World Health Organisation (WHO), at the Asia-Oceania Research Organisation in Genital Infection and Neoplasia (AOGIN) conclave held …
Stop stalling: Screening can spot colorectal cancer before it’s too late
By: Danielle Braff From: journaltimes.com Just a few weeks after she turned 17, Danielle Burgess was diagnosed with colon cancer. Burgess had been noticing blood in her stool for several years, but she shrugged it off after consulting Dr. Google and self-diagnosing hemorrhoids. By the time she went to the doctor to have a colonoscopy, she was diagnosed with Stage …