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Earlier breast screening benefits women with childhood cancer
By Theresa Pablos
Women who had cancer in childhood treated with chest radiotherapy may strongly benefit from annual breast cancer screening starting in their 20s, according to a study published on July 6 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Annual screening as early as age 25 could reduce breast cancer deaths in these women by more than 50%.
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Advanced Radiation Therapy upgrades AccuBoost in RI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Advanced Radiation Therapy has upgraded its AccuBoost image-guided partial-breast irradiation system at a hospital in Providence, RI.
July 1, 2020
Medicaid expansion tied to early breast cancer diagnosis
By Theresa Pablos
Expanded Medicaid coverage was linked to earlier breast cancer diagnosis in a study published on July 1 in JAMA Surgery. Advanced breast cancer diagnoses fell by 3% in states that expanded Medicaid after the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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Perimeter Medical goes public
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Perimeter Medical Imaging AI has completed its plan to go public on Canada's TSX Venture Exchange via a reverse takeover and private placement.
July 1, 2020
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Adding AI to mpMRI improves breast cancer diagnosis
By Kate Madden Yee
Using a deep-learning computer-aided diagnosis algorithm with multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) improves radiologist performance in identifying breast cancer, according to a study published June 29 in Nature.
July 1, 2020
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How mammography screening succeeded in Sweden
By Simon Häger
Breast screening has been a major success story in Sweden, and the country's experience is often cited as an example of how to implement breast screening on a widespread basis. Dr. László Tabár of Falun Central Hospital explains how it happened.
July 1, 2020
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Interval breast cancers have unique characteristics
By Theresa Pablos
Interval breast cancers diagnosed within one year of a breast screening exam may have unique characteristics that make them particularly aggressive and deadly, according to a study published on June 30 in JAMA Network Open.
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Okla. hospital resolves mammography issue
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A hospital in Oklahoma has resumed mammography screening services after having its accreditation revoked for failing to meet clinical standards for images.
June 29, 2020
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AMS launches new digital x-ray readout circuit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Sensor developer AMS has released a new readout integrated circuit for digital x-ray flat-panel detectors.
June 28, 2020
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Does digital mammography improve patient outcomes?
By Kate Madden Yee
A new study by Australian researchers questions whether breast cancer screening with digital mammography translates to better outcomes than film-screen mammography. The group published its work June 23 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
June 28, 2020
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6 cognitive biases that lead to missed breast cancers
By Theresa Pablos
Missed cancers on breast imaging can be deadly for patients and costly for radiologists. But acknowledging the existence of six cognitive biases may help prevent missing a crucial breast cancer diagnosis, according to a June 12 article in Radiographics.
June 25, 2020
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Echocardiography reveals heart changes in WNBA players
By Theresa Pablos
Echocardiograms revealed evidence of cardiac remodeling among elite athletes in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), according to the findings of a landmark study published on June 24 in JAMA Cardiology.
June 25, 2020
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