Breast: Page 333

Interval breast cancers tend to be aggressive, fast-growing
By Cynthia E. Keen
Interval breast cancers -- those found between mammography screenings -- are more likely to be aggressive, fast-growing tumors, according to a Canadian study of more than 430,000 women that was published online May 3 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
May 3, 2011
Naviscan touts ARRS PEM study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET developer Naviscan is touting a study that shows that positron emission mammography (PEM) is useful for performing local staging in women with newly diagnosed breast cancer.
May 2, 2011
FDA approves Sectra full-field digital mammography unit
By Brian Casey
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on Tuesday that it has approved a full-field digital mammography (FFDM) unit from Swedish mammography and PACS developer Sectra. The approval is the latest since the agency revised its rules in November 2010 on new FFDM approvals.
May 2, 2011
ARRS news: CT dose reduction, fallout from USPSTF guidelines
By Brian Casey
May 2, 2011
Hologic revenue, profit up in Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Growth in its Breast Health, Gyn Surgical, and Skeletal Health units contributed to a 4.9% increase in fiscal second-quarter revenues for women's healthcare vendor Hologic.
May 2, 2011
Fallout continues from USPSTF 2009 mammography guidelines
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - The 2009 decision by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) to change its guidelines on screening mammography continues to echo throughout women's health, according to research presented Monday at the American Roentgen Ray Society meeting.
May 1, 2011
Gamma Medica highlights JNM study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma Medica is touting study results showing that molecular breast imaging can detect invasive ductal carcinoma, ductal carcinoma in situ, and invasive lobular carcinoma, and can play a beneficial role in evaluating extent of disease and presence of multifocal disease for surgical treatment planning.
May 1, 2011
Screening mammo finds smaller tumors
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Screening mammography finds smaller breast tumors with less nodal involvement than clinical exams in women 40 to 49 years of age, and women whose tumors were detected by mammography had higher survival rates, according to research presented this week at the American Society of Breast Surgeons annual meeting.
April 29, 2011
Interval mammo not necessary after breast-conserving therapy
By Kate Madden Yee
Interval mammograms performed six months after breast-conserving therapy are unnecessary, according to a study presented Friday at the Cancer Imaging and Radiation Therapy Symposium in Atlanta. Instead, annual mammography is sufficient for following these patients.
April 28, 2011
Terason launches US scanner for breast surgeons
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Portable-ultrasound technology developer Terason said it has released a new portable ultrasound system designed for breast surgeons.
April 28, 2011
JNCI: IMRT doubles costs for breast cancer patients
By Wayne Forrest
The adoption of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) has prompted sharply higher costs for radiation therapy, according to an April 29 article in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The study found that it cost twice as much to use IMRT to treat women with breast cancer compared with traditional radiation therapy.
April 27, 2011
PenRad signs Bickford
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mammography information systems developer PenRad Technologies has appointed healthcare industry veteran Dan Bickford as executive vice president of sales and business development.
April 27, 2011
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