From: mainichi.jp Hitachi Ltd. has developed a new ultrasound screening technology that can easily detect breast cancer without causing pain. The electronics giant aims to put the technology into practical use around 2020 through joint research with Hokkaido University Hospital. Hitachi has already successfully detected a 5-millimeter tumor in a clinical test on a dog. Patients undergoing screenings lie face …
How Can Patients in Underserved Communities Access Quality Care for Breast Cancer?
By: Elaine K. Howley From: health.usnews.com Just as breast cancer isn’t a single thing for all patients, neither is the quality of the treatment patients receive for it. And even accessing that care can be a varied experience for many patients depending on factors ranging from location and ethnicity to education level and socio-economic status. Dr. Electra Paskett, associate director …
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View PostNew Study: Blood Test Offers Improved Breast Cancer Detection, New Tool to Reduce Use of Breast Biopsy
Source: Provista Diagnostics From: PR Newswire Study of Videssa® Breast shows “liquid biopsy” after abnormal mammogram and other imaging can help rule out breast cancer, reduce breast biopsy by up to 67 percent in women under age 50 A new study published in Clinical Breast Cancer demonstrates that Videssa® Breast, a multi-protein biomarker blood test to detect breast cancer, can …
Local Surgeon Reports Positive Findings from Use of 3D Marker in Breast Cancer Treatment
Better Cosmetic Outcomes and Shorter Radiation Therapy Seen in Study Results A research study by local surgical oncologist Michael Cross, M.D., F.A.C.S., concluded that use of the BioZorb® surgical marker appears to provide better cosmetic outcomes and may be associated with an increased use of breast-conserving surgery in his practice. The study found that more than 90% of patients who …
Does Low-Dose Aspirin Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer?
By: Jennifer Barrett, Assistant Editor From: pharmacytimes.com Low-dose aspirin may help women reduce their risk of developing breast cancer, a new study published in Breast Cancer Research has suggested.1 Overall, regular low-dose aspirin use (81 mg) was tied to a 16% lower risk of breast cancer in women when taken at least 3 times per week. The study, led by …
Contemporary Inflammatory Breast Cancer Therapy Yields Low Local/Regional Recurrence
From: The American Society of Breast Surgeons Aggressive Triple-Modality Therapy Prevents Cancer from Returning in the Chest Wall and Lymph Nodes Current triple-modality therapy for highly aggressive inflammatory breast cancer achieved a 95.5% five-year survival rate with no local cancer recurrence, similar to other breast cancers, in a new study presented this week at the Annual Meeting of the American …
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View PostDebunking the Myth of Lymphedema Risk
From: The American Society of Breast Surgeons Axillary Surgery Only One Factor Breast cancer-related lymphedema, chronic swelling of the arm and chest area, is strongly associated with multi-modality therapies and not axillary node surgery alone as widely believed, according to a new study presented this week at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons. The study found …
Texas House Passes HB 1036 – 3-D Mammography Coverage
Texas House Bill 1036 passed the House of Representatives with strong support today. The bill will now proceed to the Texas Senate for a vote. The bill passed unanimously through the state’s Insurance Committee earlier this month. If the bill is passed by the Texas Senate and signed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott into law, it will require all commercial …