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Cancer deaths eclipse heart disease in developed world
By Philip Ward
Cancer is now the leading cause of death in high-income countries, with twice as many people dying from cancer than heart disease in these nations. Heart disease continues to be the main cause of death in less prosperous countries, according to data presented at this week's European Society of Cardiology meeting in Paris.
September 3, 2019
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CEDM a useful alternative for breast cancer screening
By Kate Madden Yee
Contrast-enhanced digital mammography (CEDM) performs comparably to or better than digital mammography when it comes to breast cancer screening in women at higher risk of breast cancer, according to a study published online August 27 in Radiology.
August 28, 2019
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Mammography self-compression boosts patient experience
By Kate Madden Yee
Allowing women to self-compress their breast tissue during mammography exams improves their experience while matching the image quality obtained with technologist-performed compression, according to a study published August 23 in the Journal of Breast Imaging.
August 28, 2019
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Researchers to study media coverage of 'overdiagnosis' tests
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers from Australia plan to explore media coverage of the benefits and harms of medical testing that they believe may lead to overdiagnosis in healthy individuals, according to a protocol published online August 24 in BMJ Open.
August 26, 2019
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FDA urges that men be included in breast cancer trials
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on August 26 released a draft guidance that urges researchers to include men in breast cancer clinical trials.
August 25, 2019
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AI may facilitate personalized breast cancer treatment
By Erik L. Ridley
Artificial intelligence (AI) may create new opportunities to improve outcomes for breast cancer patients via treatments that can be adapted based on patient response, as well as targeted therapies based on radiomic and pathomic analysis, according to an article published online August 22 in the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences.
August 25, 2019
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Fla. researchers develop personalized radiation model
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A radiation therapy model that personalizes treatment based on patient genomics has been developed by a team from the Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute in Tampa, FL, according to a study published August 12 in EBioMedicine.
August 22, 2019
Cities in New England have highest breast screening rates
By Kate Madden Yee
It's not just rural areas that are susceptible to disparities in screening mammography, but cities too -- with metropolitan areas in New England having the highest rates of mammography use, while cities in the Mountain region have the lowest, according to a study published August 20 in Radiology.
August 21, 2019
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USPSTF calls for more BRCA1/2 genetic screening, testing
By Emily Hayes
Broader recommendations on screening for BRCA1/2 genetic mutations published by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) on August 20 represent a vote of confidence for more testing, which has been widely viewed as underused.
August 20, 2019
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Gadolinium MRI scans most common early in pregnancy
By Wayne Forrest
Pregnant women are four times more likely to undergo an MRI scan with a gadolinium-based contrast agent in their first trimester than in their final six months of pregnancy, a finding that indicates many are scanned before they know they are pregnant, according to a study published online August 20 in Radiology.
August 19, 2019
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Ikonopedia nabs Tenn. contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast imaging software developer Ikonopedia has secured a contract with a Tennessee-based breast center for its breast reporting and risk assessment software.
August 14, 2019
DBT finds more cancers in dense breast tissue
By Kate Madden Yee
Breast screening with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) finds more cancers in women with different breast densities and from all age groups compared with digital mammography -- especially cancers presenting as spiculated masses or architectural distortions, according to a study published online August 13 in Radiology.
August 14, 2019
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