By: Dan Mangan From: cnbc.com Obamacare might mean a lot fewer tests for breast cancer for a lot of women—17 million less, one study suggests. A controversial new recommendation says women in their 40s at average risk for breast cancer might not need to get an annual mammogram. The guidance is based on a belief that mammograms can lead to …
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View PostMRI Might Predict Breast Cancer Risk in Some Women
By: Amy Norton From: wedmd.com Women at high risk of breast cancer often have routine MRI scans to try to detect any tumors early. Now a new study hints the scans might also predict which women are most likely to develop cancer in the near future. Researchers found that among high-risk women who had MRI screening, those with a particular …
Loading cancer vaccines into silicon microparticles could stop tumors in their tracks
By: Nick Lavers From: gizmag.com A key battleground in the fight against cancer has been the development of vaccines to stop tumors taking hold. These are intended to kick the body’s own immune system into action to fend off the cancerous cells, with immunotherapy drugs for melanomas, prostate and lung cancer all emerging in recent years. But one hurdle oncologists …
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View PostRemoval of Ovaries associated with decrease in breast cancer death in women …
From: The JAMA Network Journals As published by: sciencedaily.com Removal of the ovaries, a procedure known as an oophorectomy, was associated with a 62 percent reduction in breast cancer death in women diagnosed with breast cancer and carrying a BRCA1 gene mutation, according to an article published online by JAMA Oncology. Women who carry a germline mutation in either the …
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View PostLocal Surgeon Leads Research on New Breast Cancer Treatment
Surgical Marker Makes Cancer Radiation Treatment More Precise and Improves Cosmetic Results Local breast surgeon Cary Kaufman, M.D. recently presented at two prestigious medical conferences, on a groundbreaking innovation that improves the treatment of breast cancer. Kaufman’s research shows how a three-dimensional surgical marker called BioZorbTM, which is inserted into the breast at the time of tumor removal, provides better …
Cancer Group Clarifies Confusing Mammography Recommendations
By LIZ NEPORENT From: abcnews.go.com Women between the ages of 40 to 49 should get a mammography to screen for breast cancer if they’ve weighed the risks and benefits, the United States Preventative Services Task Force said in a statement. “The group’s top level recommendations that women should begin mammogram testing at age 50 and only schedule them every two …
Breast Tumor Stiffness and Metastasis Risk Linked by Molecule’s Movement
Stiffness drives cancer invasion through previously unknown mechanism Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center have discovered a molecular mechanism that connects breast tissue stiffness to tumor metastasis and poor prognosis. The study, published April 20 in Nature Cell Biology, may inspire new approaches to predicting patient outcomes and halting tumor metastasis. …