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Naviscan touts PEM study results
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
PET developer Naviscan is touting the results of a prospective study that concluded that positron emission mammography (PEM) and breast MRI had comparably high efficacy in detecting cancerous lesions.
September 27, 2010
Sectra readies RSNA introductions
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra will bring a number of new additions to its product portfolio to the 2010 RSNA meeting in Chicago.
September 27, 2010
Parascript gets CE Mark
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm Parascript has received the European CE Mark for its AccuDetect Galileo mammography CAD software.
September 26, 2010
Ultrasound pregnancy dating risky for girl babies
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Using ultrasound to gauge gestational age could put late-term female fetuses at risk of poor outcomes and even death, a new study from Sweden shows.
September 23, 2010
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Norwegian research questions benefit of mammograms
By Reuters Health
BOSTON (Reuters) - Routine breast screening with mammograms is less effective at preventing cancer deaths than expected, Norwegian researchers said on Wednesday in a study that reignites a fierce debate over the value of screening.
September 22, 2010
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Gene studies zero in on breast, ovarian cancer risk
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found a region of DNA that can increase or decrease the high chance of breast cancer linked to a particular gene variant -- a finding that could help doctors keep a closer eye on women most at risk.
September 20, 2010
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U-Systems somo.v nets EU clearance
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Ultrasound developer U-Systems has received approval to market its somo.v automated breast ultrasound system as an adjunct to mammography for screening asymptomatic women for breast cancer in the European Union.
September 12, 2010
Cancer cost world economy $895B in 2008
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Cancer has the most devastating economic effects of any cause of death in the world, according to a report published by the American Cancer Society and cancer survivor advocacy group Livestrong in Austin, TX.
September 2, 2010
More evidence hormone therapy can muddy mammograms
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 1 - Hormone replacement therapy after menopause may interfere with the accuracy of mammograms used to screen for breast cancer -- and the risk may be greater with hormones delivered by patch or injection compared with pills, a new study finds.
August 31, 2010
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Swiss first for Varian's Gated RapidArc
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A 51-year-old breast cancer patient from Switzerland has become the first person in the world to be treated using Gated RapidArc from radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems.
August 30, 2010
Sectra completes German mammo order
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra has installed its Sectra MicroDose mammography system as part of a mobile screening unit at the Practice for Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine in Germany.
August 26, 2010
U.K. audit reports survival stats of cervical cancer patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
A large-scale audit of women treated throughout the U.K. for cervical cancer in 2001 and 2002 has reconfirmed that the combination of radiation therapy and chemotherapy is more effective than radiation therapy alone, according to findings published in the September issue of Clinical Oncology.
August 26, 2010
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