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Breast: Page 197
New treatment guidelines issued for DCIS
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Three national cancer organizations on August 15 issued a consensus guideline for physicians treating women who have ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) with breast-conserving surgery and whole-breast irradiation.
August 15, 2016
MRS certified for ACR's national mammo database
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mammography Reporting System (MRS) has been certified for version 3.0 of the National Mammography Database, developed by the American College of Radiology (ACR).
August 11, 2016
Why do Iranian women avoid mammography screening?
By
Frances Rylands-Monk
Why aren't more women in Iran seeking out breast screening? A new study shows that social, cultural, and religious factors constitute major barriers to mammography adherence, and the authors call for breast health educational programs to do more to encourage women to get screened.
August 10, 2016
Needle biopsy hormone testing unnecessary for DCIS
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) breast cancer don't need hormone receptor testing with core needle biopsy, according to research published in the August issue of the
American Journal of Surgical Pathology
.
August 9, 2016
Global breast biopsy market to reach $911M by 2024
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The global breast biopsy market is expected to reach $911 million by 2024, according to a new report from Grand View Research.
August 9, 2016
FDA to hold mammo quality committee meeting
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will hold a public advisory committee meeting of the National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee on September 15 in Gaithersburg, MD.
August 9, 2016
Synthetic 2D mammo gets thumbs up in screening role
By
Brian Casey
Synthetic 2D mammograms received the thumbs up for breast cancer screening from researchers at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in a July 28 article published in
Radiology
. They say the exams are good enough to replace conventional digital mammography studies as a complement to digital breast tomosynthesis.
August 9, 2016
AuntMinnie.com Women's Imaging Insider
By
Kate Madden Yee
August 7, 2016
Can elastography help guide breast cancer treatment?
By
Erik L. Ridley
Shear-wave elastography measurements of tumor stiffness can predict early on if breast cancer patients won't respond to neoadjuvant chemotherapy, enabling clinicians to quickly switch to a different treatment strategy, according to research published in the August issue of the
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
.
August 4, 2016
AHRA: Building a better breast cancer screening program
By
Kate Madden Yee
Back in the day, screening for breast cancer mostly consisted of a mammography exam. But with increased understanding of risk factors such as breast density and the advent of new technologies, breast cancer screening isn't a one-size-fits-all endeavor anymore, according to a presentation at the AHRA 2016 meeting in Nashville, TN.
August 1, 2016
New NCCN guidelines include breast tomo
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
New guidelines published by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) recommend that physicians consider digital breast tomosynthesis exams as an option for their patients' annual breast cancer screening.
July 31, 2016
Is MBI a better alternative for dense breast screening?
By
Kate Madden Yee
Almost half of women eligible for breast cancer screening have dense tissue -- a characteristic that can limit conventional mammography's performance. To work around this, clinicians need supplemental imaging modalities, and molecular breast imaging (MBI) is an effective option, according to a study published in the August issue of the
American Journal of Roentgenology
.
July 31, 2016
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