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Womens Imaging: Page 167
Tibolone prevents fractures and breast cancer, but raises risk of stroke
By
Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 14 - Tibolone reduced the risk of vertebral and nonvertebral fractures and the rate of breast and colon cancers but increased the risk of stroke in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis enrolled in the Long-Term Intervention on Fractures with Tibolone (LIFT) trial.
August 13, 2008
US-guided core-needle breast biopsy offers alternative to surgery
By
Kate Madden Yee
Researchers at the Medical University of Vienna and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center studied 14-gauge ultrasound-guided biopsy's false-negative and underestimation rates, concluding that the technique provides an accurate alternative to surgical excision for evaluating nonpalpable breast lesions.
August 6, 2008
Dexela launches breast imaging workstation, names chairman
By
AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Breast imaging developer Dexela has begun commercial shipments of its DexTop breast imaging workstation.
July 30, 2008
Mammogram screening methods comparable
By
Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 30 - The mammography screening policy used in the U.S. is equally effective as one used in Europe in detecting breast cancer, according to a report in the
Journal of the National Cancer Institute
. The results suggest that the longer screening intervals used by Europeans may be suitable for use in the U.S.
July 29, 2008
Breast cancer mortality increases with body mass index
By
Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 28 - A higher body mass index is associated with lower survival rates in women with breast cancer, according to a report in the July 10 issue of the
Journal of Clinical Oncology
.
July 27, 2008
Time doesn't diminish risk of cancer relapse after lumpectomy and RT
By
Cynthia E. Keen
The risk of developing cancer again in the same breast after breast-conservation surgery and radiation therapy does not diminish over time, a long-term study of more than 1,000 women with stage I and stage II breast cancer has revealed.
July 20, 2008
Breast self-examination does not cut breast cancer mortality
By
Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 16 - An analysis of data from two large population-based studies suggests that regular breast self-examination does not reduce breast cancer mortality and may actually have a harmful effect by increasing the number of biopsies performed for benign disease.
July 15, 2008
Heel ultrasound may effectively assess osteoporotic fracture risk
By
Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 2 - Quantitative heel ultrasound plus the presence of clinical risk factors may provide an easy, effective method of assessing the risk of osteoporotic fractures in elderly women, Swiss researchers report in the July issue of
Radiology
.
July 1, 2008
When MRI won't work, MDCT can help differentiate breast lesions, study suggests
By
Kate Madden Yee
MDCT can be a helpful tool when mammographic or sonographic findings are unclear and there is no palpable lesion, as well as in cases of suspected lesions, particularly in women for whom MRI isn't feasible, according to a study published in the
American Journal of Roentgenology
.
June 18, 2008
French researchers develop handheld probe for SLN detection
By
Wayne Forrest
NEW ORLEANS - Researchers from France have developed a handheld gamma camera to perform lymphoscintigraphy for sentinel lymph node (SLN) localization in breast cancer. They presented details of the device and results of a prospective clinical study comparing it with a conventional gamma camera during the 2008 SNM annual meeting.
June 16, 2008
Vaginal brachytherapy effective for endometrial cancer
By
Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 3 - Vaginal brachytherapy is as effective as external-beam radiation at preventing the recurrence of higher-risk endometrial cancer and is associated with significantly less treatment-related toxicity and much better quality of life, according to a multicenter Dutch study.
June 2, 2008
ASCO news: Selenium use does not interfere with radiotherapy
By
Edward Susman
CHICAGO - German researchers reported that use of the nutritional supplement selenium in women who are diagnosed with gynecological cancers does not appear to compromise the effectiveness of radiation therapy. The findings could be good news for patients taking selenium for its antioxidant properties.
June 1, 2008
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