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New breast cancer risk model includes 93 relationships
By Theresa Pablos
Patient age, breast density, and radiation exposure are among the strongest, direct risk factors for breast cancer, according to a new etiology model published on July 8 in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
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Hologic unveils cart-based ultrasound system in U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's imaging vendor Hologic has announced the U.S. launch of SuperSonic Mach 40, the company's first cart-based ultrasound system.
July 7, 2020
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Some cancers found earlier after Medicaid expansion
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Low-income patients were less likely to be diagnosed with advanced screening-detected breast, cervical, colorectal, or lung cancers after states expanded Medicaid, a trend that indicates improved access to care enables earlier cancer detection, according to a study published online July 6 in Cancer.
July 6, 2020
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Candelis joins forces with Planmed
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image software and archiving firm Candelis has formed a distribution partnership with mammography and orthopedic imaging vendor Planmed.
July 6, 2020
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Mammography screening deeply impacted by COVID-19
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The COVID-19 pandemic has gouged volumes across a variety of screening exams, but particularly mammography, according to a study published online July 2 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
July 6, 2020
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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%.
July 6, 2020
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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.
July 1, 2020
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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.
June 30, 2020
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