Psychosocial factors influence mammography adherence
Psychosocial factors influence how women adhere to breast cancer screening recommendations, including attending mammography appointments, according to research published January 21 in the Journal of Cancer Policy.
A team led by Biplab Datta, PhD, from Augusta University in Atlanta, GA found that women who are less likely to adhere to screening guidelines include those who are dissatisfied with their lives, those who lack emotional support, and those who feel socially isolated.
“Our findings demonstrated a strong association between social environment, psychological wellbeing, and adherence to breast cancer screening, a...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 23, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Subspecialties Breast Imaging Source Type: news
Elastography shows stiffness changes in breast implants
Shear wave elastography (SWE) could be used as an indicator of the risk of breast implant rupture, a study published January 20 in the Journal of Biomechanics.
Researchers led by Laetitia Ruffenach, MD, from the University of Strasbourg in France reported that elastography can visualize breast implant stiffness as implants degrade over time, measuring rupture risk and helping diagnose replacements for implants.
“By observing the consequences of the physical-chemical mechanisms at work within patients, this study shows that ultrasound elastography could be used in vivo as a quantitative indicator of the risk of breast i...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 23, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Clinical News Ultrasound Breast Imaging Source Type: news
Elastography tracks stiffness changes in breast implants
Shear wave elastography (SWE) could be used as an indicator of the risk of breast implant rupture, a study published January 20 in the Journal of Biomechanics.
Researchers led by Laetitia Ruffenach, MD, from the University of Strasbourg in France reported that elastography can visualize breast implant stiffness as implants degrade over time, measuring rupture risk and helping diagnose replacements for implants.
“By observing the consequences of the physical-chemical mechanisms at work within patients, this study shows that ultrasound elastography could be used in vivo as a quantitative indicator of the risk of breast i...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 23, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Clinical News Ultrasound Breast Imaging Source Type: news
Breast imaging legislation introduced in Arizona
Susan G. Komen has urged quick passage in Arizona of legislation that would eliminate patient out-of-pocket costs for diagnostic and supplemental breast imaging.
House Bill 2411 was introduced in the state by Representative David Cook (R-Globe) and includes eliminating costs for patients for MRI, ultrasound, and diagnostic mammograms. While no-cost mammograms are currently available to women, when a mammogram reveals an abnormality, diagnostic and supplemental imaging is necessary to give medical providers a closer look at the abnormality and determine if a biopsy is needed, Komen said.
However, out-of-pocket costs for p...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 23, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Subspecialties Breast Imaging Source Type: news
'A constant worry': Regina woman still waiting for cancer diagnosis nearly 1 year later
Nadine Baker has been on a waitlist to get her breast cancer symptoms examined since March 2023. She's still waiting 10 months later. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - January 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Saskatchewan Source Type: news
Dexter Scott King Dies From Prostate Cancer —What To Know About One Of The Most Common Forms Of Cancer
DEK: Black men and men over the age of 64 have the highest rates of prostate cancer, which was the second most diagnosed cancer in 2023 after breast cancer. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - January 22, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Arianna Johnson, Forbes Staff Tags: Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Breaking breaking-news Trending Explainer Trending-Explainer topline Source Type: news
Sarah Ferguson skin cancer diagnosis: Simple tool doctors use to detect deadly disease
Sarah Ferguson was diagnosed with skin cancer just weeks after the Duchess announced she had "beat" breast cancer. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sarah Ferguson's health history revealed - from her 'scary' breast cancer diagnosis and mastectomy to 'distressing' melanoma detection
Sarah Ferguson, 64 had moles removed while undergoing breast reconstruction surgery, one mole was malignant. Here, MailOnline reveals the Duchess of York's health history. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Could YOUR mole be cancerous? Checking is as simple as ABCDE: Simple guide that doctors use to spot melanoma - after Sarah Ferguson's shock diagnosis
Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, 64, has been diagnosed with skin cancer after a breast cancer operation. New abnormal looking moles and itchy or crusty moles are a sign of melanoma. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What's Behind the Steady Decline in Breast Cancer Deaths?
MONDAY, Jan. 22, 2024 -- Breast cancer deaths declined by a dramatic 58% between 1975 and 2019, and researchers think they can pinpoint the exact reasons for the reduction.Advances in medical technology aided by routine breast cancer screening have... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - January 22, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Breast cancer treatment 'will cost the UK economy to £3.6bn in the next ten years', research reveals
Breast cancer treatment needs to be improved urgently as research has found the annual cost of the disease to the economy is set to rise by 40 per cent to £3.6billion in the next ten years. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sarah Ferguson Beat Breast Cancer, But Now Has Skin Cancer
Sarah Ferguson has been diagnosed with skin cancer. In a statement, a representative for the Duchess of York, 64, says, “Following her diagnosis with an early form of breast cancer this summer, Sarah, Duchess of York has now been diagnosed with malignant melanoma.” Ferguson had several moles…#sarahferguson #duchessofyork #ferguson #duchess #altaussee #austria #sun #sarahduchessofyork #fergie #newyearseve (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nurse, 30, is diagnosed with a rare and aggressive breast cancer after patient inspires her to perform first breast exam
Holly McCabe (pictured), a nurse from Colorado, was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive type of breast cancer after a patient prompted the 30-year-old to perform her first breast self-exam. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Increase in Congenital Syphilis; Decrease in Breast Cancer Mortality
(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - January 20, 2024 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
From experience to expertise: Patients lead as authors in Cochrane's widely-used breast cancer review
Cochrane is an international, not-for-profit network of clinicians, patients and carers, researchers, and policy-makers creating high-quality healthcare evidence synthesises. Cochrane has a long and rich history of collaborating with healthcare consumers and this is the story of what breast cancer patients experienced when contributing to a Cochrane Review. In 1995, Nora Carbine and Liz Lostumbo, both former breast cancer patients, embarked on a transformative journey as attendees of theLeadership, Education, Advocacy, and Development (LEAD) programdeveloped by the National Breast Cancer Coalition (US). Designed to eq...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - January 19, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
