Private hospitals must share more data with NHS, says top surgeon
Ian Paterson scandal prompts call for more oversight of safety in private hospitalsThe leader of the UK ’s surgeons is calling for private hospitals to be encouraged to publish information on their safety to prevent another scandal like the one involving jailed breast cancer surgeon Ian Paterson.“The surgical community was deeply shocked by the case of Ian Paterson, the surgeon convicted of intentionally wounding patients by carrying out unnecessary breast surgery operations,” said Prof Derek Alderson, president of the Royal College of Surgeons.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 10, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Sarah Boseley Health editor Tags: Health Private healthcare Hospitals NHS Breast cancer Society UK news Science Care Quality Commission (CQC) Source Type: news
Surgery Tied To 44% Increased Survival In Women With Advanced Breast Cancer
(CNN) — Surgery is tied to improved chances of survival among stage 4 breast cancer patients, a new study suggests, but who has access to surgery and who doesn’t can vary drastically, based on factors including income level and where treatment is administered.
Surgery to remove tumors was associated with a 44% increased chance of survival within an average followup period of 21 months, according to the abstract, to be presented at the American Association for Cancer Research’s annual meeting in Atlanta this week.
“If breast surgery is to be considered by patients and providers when deciding treatmen...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - April 2, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News Breast Cancer CNN Source Type: news
Indocyanine Green Laser Angiography in Tumescence Indocyanine Green Laser Angiography in Tumescence
What benefits might indocyanine green laser angiography offer in the assessment of tissue perfusion during breast surgery?ePlasty, Open Access Journal of Plastic Surgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 22, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
Lumicell moves to larger facility
Image-guidance firm Lumicell said it has moved to a larger headquarters in...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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 - February 20, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
New Machine Learning Method Could Spare Some Women from Unnecessary Breast Surgery
Dartmouth researchers have found a machine learning method that can predict the likelihood that a high-risk type of breast lesion is cancerous, potentially saving some women from unnecessary surgeries and overtreatment. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - February 13, 2019 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Geisel Communications Tags: News Press Release Research Biomedical Data Science breast cancer Home-feature Norris Cotton Cancer Center Source Type: news
Uganda: Hospital Denies Role in Botched Breast Surgery
[Monitor] A Kenya hospital where a woman died as a result of a botched breast enlargement operation has defended itself against accusations that it had a role in her death. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 12, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news
New machine learning method could spare some women from unnecessary breast surgery
(Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center) Dartmouth researchers have developed and evaluated a machine learning approach of using patient core needle biopsy data to identify the risk that atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH) breast lesions may upgrade to cancer. This knowledge can potentially help clinicians and low-risk patients decide whether active surveillance and hormonal therapy is a reasonable management approach. Using the method could spare patients with benign lesions from invasive surgeries while maintaining high sensitivity for predicting malignant lesions. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 12, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Report: Despite settlement, patient seeks prosecution for off-label Seri scaffold breast surgery
A patient in Southern California who underwent breast reconstruction surgery using an off-label Seri surgical scaffold is pushing for the state to prosecute the operating plastic surgeon, despite having received $1 million in a settlement, over claims that he altered her medical records, according to a Pasadena Star News report.
The patient, Wendy Knecht, underwent breast reconstruction in 2015 following a cancer-preventive double mastectomy procedure. She was treated by Dr. Max Lehfeldt, who used a Seri surgical scaffold, produced by Allergan (NYSE:AGN) at the time, despite the scaffold having no FDA indications for such...
Source: Mass Device - December 21, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Cosmetic/Aesthetic Legal News Women's Health Allergan Serica Technologies Sofregen Medical Source Type: news
Prevalence of depressive symptoms in patients requesting cosmetic breast surgery in midwestern Brazil - de Paula PR, Fortes de Arruda FC, Prado M, Neves CG.
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of depressive symptoms (DS) before cosmetic breast surgery was analyzed in the public (PbI) and private (PrI) institutions, comparing types of surgery and patients' sociodemographic characteristics. METHODS: A cross-secti... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 15, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news
Childbirth increases breast cancer risk according to new study
New research suggests women who bear children are more susceptible to breast cancer than women who do not. Dr. Lauren Cassell, chief of breast surgery at Lenox Hospital in New York City, joins CBSN to discuss the new study. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - December 13, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Meet the Post-Op Bra That & #039;s Long Overdue
Efrat Roman was diagnosed with breast cancer a little more than a decade ago and underwent a total of five different surgeries due to complications. As if going through multiple breast operations weren't challenging enough, Roman was surprised to find out that the post-op breast dressing options were severely lacking.
"I realized there wasn't anything designated for the dressing of breasts post-op," Roman told MD+DI. "There are reusable bras that are post-op bras, but the fact that they are reusable is not enough because many breast cancer patients will suffer from some kind of asymmetry and with the reusable bras there is...
Source: MDDI - November 30, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Amanda Pedersen Tags: Business Source Type: news
EZbra: Why Didn & #039;t Anyone Think of This Before?
Efrat Roman was diagnosed with breast cancer a little more than a decade ago and underwent a total of five different surgeries due to complications. As if going through multiple breast operations weren't challenging enough, Roman was surprised to find out that the post-op breast dressing options were severely lacking.
"I realized there wasn't anything designated for the dressing of breasts post-op," Roman told MD+DI. "There are reusable bras that are post-op bras, but the fact that they are reusable is not enough because many breast cancer patients will suffer from some kind of asymmetry and with the reusable bras there is...
Source: MDDI - November 30, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Amanda Pedersen Tags: Business Source Type: news
System can rapidly and accurately detect tumor margins during breast cancer surgery
(RIKEN) Scientists from the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR), Osaka University, and collaborators have developed a new rapid and inexpensive way to accurately detect the margins between cancer and non-cancerous tissue during breast surgery. Their system is noteworthy in that it can detect the morphology of the cells, differentiating between cells that are more or less dangerous. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - November 30, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Husband-and-wife doctors receive $1.8 million to test new breast cancer approach
(University of Virginia Health System) Husband-and-wife doctors have been awarded more than $1.8 million for their effort to improve radiation therapy and breast surgery for patients with early-stage breast cancer. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 15, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Morning Break: Pill Mill Crackdown; Cannabis Knockoff; Live Breast Surgery
(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the MedPage Today staff (Source: MedPage Today Nephrology)
Source: MedPage Today Nephrology - October 26, 2018 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
