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Mammography reduces breast cancer mortality in younger women
By Kate Madden Yee
Mammography-detected breast cancers are found earlier, with reduced mortality in women between the ages of 40 and 49, according to a study in the March issue of Radiology. The study adds another dimension of benefit for women and their doctors to consider when making the decision to participate in a screening program at a younger age.
February 21, 2012
Hologic to launch new products at ECR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's imaging vendor Hologic plans to launch four new products at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna next month.
February 20, 2012
Female cancer survivors show riskier behavior
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Female cancer survivors receiving screening mammography have "worse health behaviors" than women receiving mammography screening who never had cancer, according to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Oncology.
February 16, 2012
Digisonics wins 3 contracts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound image management firm Digisonics said it has won contracts with three ob/gyn facilities.
February 15, 2012
Mouse study links prenatal radiation to testicular cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Could medical radiation exposure in the womb be responsible for the increase in testicular cancer cases in men? A new study from MD Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas found that male mice exposed to radiation while in the womb have an increased chance of developing the disease later in life.
February 15, 2012
Rad therapy may create breast cancer stem cells
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
When a breast cancer patient has a radiation therapy treatment, half of any residual tumor cells are killed. However, radiation therapy intended to cure patients may transform the other 50% into treatment-resistant breast cancer stem cells, according to an article published online February 10 in Stem Cells.
February 15, 2012
Dilon highlights BSGI study results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI) developer Dilon Diagnostics is pointing to results of a study that concluded that BSGI can detect cancers missed by mammography and ultrasound.
February 13, 2012
Breast cancer prevention drug causes bone loss
By Kate Madden Yee
A drug poised for widespread use that prevents breast cancer in postmenopausal women at high risk of the disease appears to significantly worsen age-related bone loss, according to an article published online in Lancet Oncology.
February 8, 2012
PenRad, EBM grow partnership
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mammography information systems developer PenRad and image management firm EBM Technologies have expanded their relationship.
February 8, 2012
Shear-wave elastography improves breast US specificity
By Erik L. Ridley
A large multicenter, international trial published in the February issue of Radiology has found that ultrasound with a shear-wave elastography protocol can significantly improve the specificity of breast ultrasound without hurting sensitivity.
February 8, 2012
Breast tomo bests mammo, but only for less-experienced readers
By Kate Madden Yee
Two-view digital breast tomosynthesis performs better than digital mammography in terms of diagnostic accuracy -- but only for less-experienced readers, according to a study published online in Radiology. It does reduce recall rates across the board, though, say researchers from the U.K. and Sweden.
February 7, 2012
FES-PET detects estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer
By Wayne Forrest
Dutch researchers have concluded that whole-body PET with fluorine-18 fluoroestradiol (F-18 FES) can be a useful diagnostic tool in estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer patients, according to a study published in the February issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
February 7, 2012
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