Womens Imaging: Page 139

Breast cancer may be clutch of 10 diseases: study

By Reuters Health

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists who conducted a major international study into the genetics of breast cancer say they can now classify the disease into 10 subtypes -- a finding that points to more accurate, tailored treatment for individual patients in the future.

April 19, 2012

Breast cancer incidence escalates in India

By Cynthia E. Keen

India has been experiencing an increase in breast cancer that is reaching epidemic proportions, according to a news report published in theLancet. By 2020, the disease is expected to overtake cervical cancer as the most common type of cancer among all women in India.

April 8, 2012

Decision-support algorithm helps classify breast MR lesions

By Erik L. Ridley

German researchers have developed a decision-support tool that can help radiologists differentiate lesions on breast MRI studies with a high degree of accuracy. It could ultimately be automated or used with existing tools such as computer-aided detection.

April 4, 2012

Careful use of MRI restores calm in PIP implant cases

By Frances Rylands-Monk

Ultrasound remains the gold standard for monitoring Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) breast implants, but new French data suggest that dedicated silicone sequences in MRI can help detect problems, particularly if asymptomatic patients wish to keep their implants.

April 3, 2012

AuntMinnieEurope.com Women's Imaging Insider

By Rebekah Moan

April 2, 2012

Pain keeps 2% of women from getting annual mammograms

By Rebekah Moan

In population-based screening programs, approximately 2% of women do not return for their annual exam due to pain or discomfort, U.K. researchers said in a poster at last month's European Congress of Radiology.

April 2, 2012

European Union-funded HAMAM project reaches conclusion

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A coalition of scientific and industrial partners from five European countries and the U.S. announced the successful conclusion of HAMAM, the "Highly Accurate Cancer Diagnosis through Integration of Biological Knowledge, Novel Imaging Modalities, and Modeling" project that was presented as a satellite event on 1 March at the 2012 European Congress of Radiology (ECR).

April 1, 2012

US-guided breast surgery should be standard

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Ultrasound-guided surgery to remove breast cancer tumors is more successful than standard surgery and should become the new standard of care, Dutch researchers said at the European Breast Cancer Conference held last week in Vienna.

March 25, 2012

CAD can help with initial reads in breast screening

By Rebekah Moan

Using computer-aided detection (CAD) as a preliminary reader in screening mammography may reduce radiologists' workload by nearly half. That's the key finding of a large study conducted by researchers from Jerusalem and presented at this month's European Congress of Radiology.

March 22, 2012

20 years of screening data suggests mammography works

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

One of the longest-running national breast cancer screening programs in Europe has demonstrated that screening contributes to a decrease in deaths from breast cancer. In addition, any harm caused by breast screening has been limited, and its costs are reasonable.

March 20, 2012

BI-RADS aids Dutch breast cancer screening, workup

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

BI-RADS is effective as a quality assessment tool when compared to breast screening without using the classification system, at least in the Dutch breast cancer screening program, researchers found.

March 19, 2012

Dutch extend warning on French breast implants

By Reuters Health

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch authorities on Thursday warned thousands of women who had breast implants made by French company Poly Implant Prothese before 2001 to consider removing them because they may leak silicone that could harm their health.

March 15, 2012

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