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Molecular breast imaging for supplemental breast screening

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By: Mayo Clinic News Network From: medicalxpress.com If you are one of the millions of women identified as having dense breasts, your health care team may recommend supplemental or additional screening to check your breasts for cancer. Dr. Kristin Robinson, a breast radiologist at Mayo Clinic, says there are several options when it comes to these screening tests. She recommends …

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‘Painting’ cancer lets surgeons see the tumor — and remove it

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By: Breanne Grady From: usc.edu Anyone who has had cancer — or loves someone who has — understands the fear of the unknown. How big is the tumor? Has it spread? Did the surgeon get all of it out? Cristina Zavaleta knows about these worries, and she’s honing tools for doctors and scientists to use to answer these questions better …