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Screening uptake remains patchy in Turkey
By Frances Rylands-Monk
In spite of Turkey's growing income levels, cancer screening coverage continues to be relatively poor among women, and their educational level, access to social security, and lifestyle factors have a crucial impact on screening rates, researchers have found.
July 31, 2016
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After breast cancer diagnosis, women turn to texting
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women who turn to online communication after being diagnosed with breast cancer mostly use it for email or texting, rather than social media or Web-based support groups, according to a research letter published online July 28 in JAMA Oncology.
July 28, 2016
Hologic posts healthy Q3 financials
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Increased sales in all four of its businesses fueled women's imaging vendor Hologic to gains in the company's third quarter of fiscal 2016.
July 27, 2016
ACR OKs CIRS' digital mammo phantom
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computerized Imaging Reference Systems (CIRS) has received approval from the American College of Radiology (ACR) as a vendor for the new ACR digital mammography phantom.
July 26, 2016
Accuray touts TomoTherapy clinical trial results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Accuray is highlighting clinical trial results evaluating once-daily accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) in patients treated with the company's TomoTherapy system.
July 20, 2016
Ill. governor signs DBT coverage bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gov. Bruce Rauner of Illinois has signed legislation that requires insurers and Medicaid to cover digital breast tomography (DBT), or 3D mammography, in the state.
July 20, 2016
SonoCine releases 3D software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
SonoCine has released new 3D multiplanar reconstruction software for use with its automated whole-breast ultrasound system.
July 19, 2016
Breaking BI-RADS: Breast density measures vary widely
By Kate Madden Yee
About half of U.S. states have laws that require women to be notified if they have dense breast tissue -- and counseled to discuss supplemental screening. But are BI-RADS breast density assessments consistent among radiologists? Not so much, according to a study published online July 18 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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DBT finds more cancers, but also boosts false positives
By Kate Madden Yee
Combining 3D digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) with 2D mammography images -- both actual and synthetic -- finds more cases of breast cancer than mammography alone, especially in younger women and those with dense breasts. But it also increases recall rates, according to a study published online in Lancet Oncology.
July 18, 2016
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Volpara rolls out VolparaEnterprise
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast imaging software developer Volpara Solutions has formally launched its VolparaEnterprise breast cancer screening management software.
July 13, 2016
FDG-PET/CT aids assessment of lower-stage breast cancer
By Wayne Forrest
FDG-PET/CT's ability to find a significant number of distant metastases in patients with newly diagnosed stage IIB triple-negative breast cancer suggests that current guidelines from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network for the modality's use may need to be revised.
June 28, 2016
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NY governor signs breast cancer screening access bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York has signed a bill to increase women's access to breast cancer screening.
June 27, 2016
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