Breast cancer treatment varies in cost-effectiveness
Different treatments for early-stage breast cancer vary in their cost-effectiveness,...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
More women undergoing preventive mastectomy
DBT reduces breast surgery re-excision rates
Should low-risk women get breast screening every 3 years?
Can elastography help guide breast cancer treatment?
ASBrS: 50% of women under 45 at elevated breast cancer risk (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 11, 2017 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
SBI: Immediate tomo reads don't increase recall rates
Reading digital breast tomosynthesis exams immediately after they're acquired...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
DBT improves sensitivity in less-experienced readers
Adding DBT to breast screening helps BI-RADS accuracy
DBT reduces breast surgery re-excision rates
Is DBT ready to replace digital mammography for screening?
Study gives thumbs-up to synthesized 2D DBT screening (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 7, 2017 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
More women undergoing preventive mastectomy
An increasing number of U.S. women are opting for preventive mastectomy to...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
DBT reduces breast surgery re-excision rates
Supine MRI in the OR can improve breast surgery outcome
New study to examine how to treat early breast cancer
Lumicell gets FDA nod for breast surgery imaging trial
Breast biopsy payment cuts could revive open surgeries (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 30, 2017 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
DBT improves sensitivity in less-experienced readers
Adding digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) to 2D screening mammography has a...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
Adding DBT to breast screening helps BI-RADS accuracy
DBT reduces breast surgery re-excision rates
Is DBT ready to replace digital mammography for screening?
Study gives thumbs-up to synthesized 2D DBT screening
DBT use inconsistent across the U.S. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 28, 2017 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
New critical information on tumor sequencing, response to chemotherapy
Tumor sequencing is increasingly used to select treatment for patients with cancer, but its role in women with newly diagnosed breast cancer is unknown. Researchers now report the results of a prospective tumor sequencing study in women receiving chemotherapy prior to breast surgery. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - March 10, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
Mayo breast cancer study provides critical information on tumor sequencing and chemother
(Mayo Clinic) Tumor sequencing is increasingly used to select treatment for patients with cancer, but its role in women with newly diagnosed breast cancer is unknown. Mayo Clinic researchers reported today in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute the results of a prospective tumor sequencing study in women receiving chemotherapy prior to breast surgery. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - March 10, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Mayo breast cancer study provides critical information on tumor sequencing and response to chemotherapy
ROCHESTER, Minn. ? Tumor sequencing is increasingly used to select treatment for patients with cancer, but its role in women with newly diagnosed breast cancer is unknown. Mayo Clinic researchers reported today in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute?the results of a prospective tumor sequencing study in women receiving chemotherapy prior to breast surgery. [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - March 9, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
The Scary But Rare Risk Linked To Exclusive Breastfeeding
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Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 8, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Preoperative breast MRI: More help than harm
VIENNA - Preoperative breast MRI in women with newly diagnosed breast cancer...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Short is just as sweet for breast MRI protocol (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 1, 2017 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Screening breast MRI: Not just for high-risk women
Screening breast MRI boosts early diagnosis of cancer in all women, not just...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Video from ECR 2016: Dr. Christiane Kuhl on breast MRI
Short is just as sweet for breast MRI protocol (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 21, 2017 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Breast tattoo service for cancer patients
Demand for a free monthly service to provide nipple tattoos for women who have undergone reconstructive breast surgery after cancer soars. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - January 31, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Allergan wins FDA nod for Natrelle Inspira SoftTouch breast implant
Allergan (NYSE:AGN) said today it won FDA approval for its Natrelle Inspira SoftTouch breast implants designed for breast reconstruction, augmentation or revision surgeries.
The newly cleared Inspira SoftTouch implant is designed from a new medium firmness gel, the company said, bringing the total number of firmness options or its Natrelle line up to 3.
“I am excited to have yet another option available within the Natrelle portfolio. This is one of the most exciting times in the history of breast surgery and what a great time for women, who are looking to have augmentation or have to have reconstruction/ My pat...
Source: Mass Device - January 3, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Cosmetic/Aesthetic Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Regulatory/Compliance Women's Health Allergan Inc. Source Type: news
Community Campus offers new technique for breast surgery
New approach allows surgeons to remove cancerous tissue through a single incision in inconspicuous area. (Source: SUNY Upstate Medical)
Source: SUNY Upstate Medical - November 28, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Sofregen buys Allergan ’ s Seri surgical scaffold
Sofregen Medical said today that it bought the Seri surgical scaffold from Allergan (NYSE:AGN) for an undisclosed amount. Polaris Partners and other investors provided financing for the acquisition, according to the Medford, Mass.-based company.
Seri, which is approved by the FDA for use as soft tissue support in plastic and reconstructive surgical procedures, is the only approved silk-based surgical mesh on the market. Allergan acquired the technology when it bought Serica Technologies in 2010, a spinout from Tuft University’s biomedical engineering lab run by David Kaplan and Fiorenzo Omenetto.
“Silk has p...
Source: Mass Device - November 14, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Sarah Faulkner Tags: Materials Testing Regenerative Medicine Surgical Allergan Inc. Serica Technologies Sofregen Medical Source Type: news
New DCIS consensus guideline could curb unnecessary breast surgery and reduce health system costs
(American Society for Radiation Oncology) Three leading national cancer organizations today issued a consensus guideline for physicians treating women who have ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) treated with breast-conserving surgery with whole breast irradiation. The new guideline has the potential to save many women from unnecessary surgeries while reducing costs to the health care system. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - August 15, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
