FDA accepts Lumicell breast cancer optical imaging agent NDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review Lumicell'...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
Lumicell touts study results for visualization system, imaging agent
Lumicell submits application to FDA
Lumicell moves to larger facility
Lumicell touts progress on image-guided cancer system
Lumicell gets FDA nod for breast surgery imaging trial (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 22, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Doctor, Pharmacist Face Manslaughter Charges; Guilty Plea in Breast Surgery Death
(MedPage Today) -- A doctor and a pharmacist in Oklahoma City are facing manslaughter charges for allegedly giving an elderly patient a dose of methotrexate that was higher than necessary. The patient was supposed to take 20 mg of the drug every... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - May 18, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Lumicell touts study results for visualization system, imaging agent
Lumicell is highlighting results from the Investigation of Novel Surgical Imagin...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
Lumicell submits application to FDA
Lumicell moves to larger facility
Lumicell touts progress on image-guided cancer system
Lumicell gets FDA nod for breast surgery imaging trial (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 27, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Preop MRI Does Not Reduce Positive Margins in Breast Surgery Preop MRI Does Not Reduce Positive Margins in Breast Surgery
Having an MRI before surgery does not help to reduce positive surgical margins in women undergoing a lumpectomy, say US researchers.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - April 27, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Lumicell submits application to FDA
Lumicell has submitted a premarket approval application to the U.S. Food an...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
Lumicell moves to larger facility
Lumicell touts progress on image-guided cancer system
Lumicell gets FDA nod for breast surgery imaging trial (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 20, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
How effective is micro-CT for assessing breast tumor margins?
Micro-CT shows promise as an additional tool to standard-of-care assessmen...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
Can older women skip radiotherapy for breast cancer treatment?
Is breast cancer surgery linked to spinal deformity?
Older breast cancer patients may not need radiotherapy
Out with supine, in with prone for breast radiotherapy
Black women less likely to receive breast surgery follow-up (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 13, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Nerve-Freezing Technique Staves Off Post-Mastectomy Pain
(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS -- Percutaneous cryoneurolysis applied immediately before breast surgery helped to control acute pain and stop the progression to chronic pain, according to one center's pilot study.
Adults randomized to cryo before... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - October 24, 2022 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
Delivering real choice: the future of breast reconstruction in England
For those who choose it, breast reconstruction is a vital part of recovery from breast cancer or risk-reducing surgery. However, this report reveals that too often, access and choice is being denied – making it harder for people to rebuild their lives. Breast Cancer Now is calling on NHS England to work in partnership with them, the Association of Breast Surgery (ABS) and the British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) to develop a practical plan for breast r econstruction services that addresses the backlog, removes barriers and ensures timely and fair access to reconstruction for all w...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - October 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Novant Health opens new breast cancer surgery clinics in Winston-Salem and Kernersville
To expand access to breast cancer care, Novant Health opened two new breast surgery clinics in Winston-Salem and Kernersville. The clinics will offer pre- and post-operative care as well as counseling and a breast nurse navigator for each patient. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - July 8, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Lillian Johnson Source Type: news
Older breast cancer patients may not need radiotherapy
Women over the age of 55 with early-stage breast cancer may not need radiotherap...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
Out with supine, in with prone for breast radiotherapy
Ultrasound's accuracy can help with breast cancer treatment decisions
Preoperative MRI benefits women with triple-negative breast cancer
Ultrasound best in margin assessment for breast surgery
Some minority women more at risk for second breast cancers (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - June 7, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
NHS accused of prioritising male-to-female trans people for breast surgery over women
Gender reassignment operations have surged sevenfold in England in the past decade at the same time as admissions for congenital breast problems have more than halved. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ultrasound spots less-aggressive DCIS on breast exams
Ultrasound can help identify the features that could indicate less aggressiv...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
Magnetic tracing offers new option for assessing DCIS
Ultrasound best in margin assessment for breast surgery
AI helps predict which DCIS patients need to be upstaged
Breast MRI during workup of DCIS can spur anxiety in women
Contrast-enhanced mammography can predict underestimated DCIS (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 22, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
POCUS on par with x-ray for COVID-19 diagnosis, management
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) for lung imaging is noninferior to chest x-ra...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
Use of ultrasound contrast lags, despite its clear benefits
Ultrasound fetal monitoring takes time for maternity nurses
Ultrasound has tradeoffs for detecting skin cancer metastases
Ultrasound best in margin assessment for breast surgery
Should breast ultrasound scans after COVID vaccines be postponed? (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 21, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Ultrasound fetal monitoring takes time for maternity nurses
Using ultrasound to monitor fetal heart rates can take up a lot of time fo...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
Ultrasound jostles for bigger role in screening dense breasts
Ultrasound best in margin assessment for breast surgery
Should breast ultrasound scans after COVID vaccines be postponed?
POCUS good for localizing catheters in newborn patients
POCUS a good tool for detecting coins swallowed by kids (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 14, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
U.S. FDA Approves New MENTOR ® MemoryGel BOOST™ Breast Implant
Irvine, Calif., (January 13, 2021) – Mentor Worldwide LLC, the number one global brand in breast aesthetics, and part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies** today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the MENTOR® MemoryGel BOOST™ Breast Implant for breast augmentation in women at least 22 years old, and for women of all ages undergoing breast reconstruction. This product will be commercially available for surgeons in the United States in early 2022. Nearly 400,000 women undergo breast implant surgeries every year in the U.S.[1], and selecting an implant is a very persona...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - January 13, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
