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Mammography guidelines don't change screening intervals (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 18, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
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Source: eMedicineHealth.com - December 21, 2017 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
How a Tiny Breast Cancer Device Carries Big Value
With all the uncertainty in today's healthcare system, the one thing everyone seems to agree on is that value-based care is here to stay. Cianna Medical understands that particularly well, and the company's latest FDA clearance is expected to add even more value to the continuum of care for breast cancer patients and their providers.
Cianna's Savi Scout reflector can now be implanted in breast cancer patients without restrictions on the length of time that it can remain in the breast. The device is a non-radioactive implant used in wire-free localization. It is only activated when a special handpiece, which acts as the rad...
Source: MDDI - November 16, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Amanda Pedersen Tags: Implants Source Type: news
FDA clears Cianna Medical ’ s Savi Scout breast cancer locator for long term implants
Cianna Medical said today that the Savi Scout reflector, part of its system for wire-free breast tumor localization, won FDA clearance as the first non-radioactive implant without a restriction on the length of time that the reflector can remain in a patient’s breast.
The new clearance means that doctors can place Scout to mark a biopsy or lumpectomy site and not be constrained by a maximum implant time, the Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based company said. The Scout reflector also won’t interfere with MRI studies, so doctors aren’t restricted in the types of imaging modalities they can use with their patients.
The...
Source: Mass Device - November 13, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Sarah Faulkner Tags: Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Oncology Regulatory/Compliance Women's Health Cianna Medical Source Type: news
Study Takes Long - Term Look at Benefits of Radiation After Breast Lumpectomy
(Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - October 12, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Oncology, News, Source Type: news
Older Patients With Breast Cancer Still Overtreated With RT -- Why? Older Patients With Breast Cancer Still Overtreated With RT -- Why?
Surgeons and radiation oncologists frequently overestimate the benefits of radiotherapy (RT) after lumpectomy and thus continue to recommend its use, despite a lack of evidence for a survival benefit or protection against local recurrence.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 11, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Why More Women Are Getting a Double Mastectomy
Recent research has shown that despite more having more treatment options, women with cancer in one breast are increasingly choosing to remove both breasts—even though experts in the field say the procedure is not necessarily accompanied by better outcomes.
Now, a new study published Wednesday in JAMA Surgery finds that the increase is being driven in part by their surgeons.
Doctors generally discourage contralateral prophylactic mastectomy—also known as CPM, or the removal of a healthy breast when the other has cancer—for women at an average risk for additional breast cancer. They do recommend it for wo...
Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories - September 13, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alexandra Sifferlin Tags: Uncategorized Breast Cancer breast cancer treatment contralateral prophylactic mastectomy double mastectomy lumpectomy symptoms breast cancer Source Type: news
Local DCIS Recurrence After Skipping Adjuvant Radiation Local DCIS Recurrence After Skipping Adjuvant Radiation
Omitting radiation after lumpectomy for pure ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) does not improve the chance of breast preservation in case of local recurrence, researchers from Canada have observed.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - September 6, 2017 Category: Surgery Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
iCad wins Chinese approval for Xoft Axxent balloon applicators
iCad (NSDQ:ICAD) said today its Xoft Axxent balloon applicators have been cleared by the China Food & Drug Administration for treating early-stage breast cancer.
The Nashua, N.H.-based company’s Xoft Axxent balloon applicators are part of its Xoft Axxent electronic brachytherapy system designed to perform intraoperative radiation therapy in early-stage breast cancer patients who meet specific selection criteria.
The balloon applicator is used to deliver a single dose of radiation to the lumpectomy cavity to target cancer cells directly and limit exposure to health surrounding tissue, iCad said.
“The Xoft A...
Source: Mass Device - August 30, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Oncology Regulatory/Compliance Women's Health iCad Inc. Source Type: news
Dune Medical relocates US HQ to Atlanta
Dune Medical Devices said today it is relocating its US headquarters to Alpharetta, Ga., near Atlanta, from Paoli, Penn. as the company looks to expand its portfolio and improve uptake and reimbursement for its MarginProbe device.
The MarginProbe is a breast cancer surgical device designed for real-time detection of cancer in breast conserving surgeries, the company said.
The system uses the company’s proprietary radiofrequency spectroscopy technology to help surgeons identify microscopic residual cancer at surgical margins during surgery.
“Dune’s proprietary technology is already demonstrating high value by ...
Source: Mass Device - August 14, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Business/Financial News Dune Medical Devices Inc. Source Type: news
Research evaluates impact of surgical modality on breast-specific sensuality
(Care New England) Does the type of surgery used to treat breast cancer impact a woman's sensuality and sexual function in survivorship? New research from Women& Infants Hospital analyzed the association of surgical modality with sexual function and found that breast-specific sensuality and appearance satisfaction are better with lumpectomy and may correlate with improved sexual function post-operatively. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 26, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Medical device company raises $12.3 million, plans move to Atlanta
Dune's MarginProbe System is used during breast cancer lumpectomy procedures to test whether the surgery has removed all the cancerous cells. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - July 11, 2017 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Ellie Hensley Source Type: news
Dune Medical raises $12m to expand MarginProbe footprint
Dune Medical Devices said today that it raised another $12 million it plans to use to expand the indications for the radiofrequency spectroscopy technology used in its MarginProbe cancer detection device.
Alpharetta, Ga.- and Caesarea, Israel-based Dune said the $12.3 million round was led by Canepa Healthcare, ATON Partners and the Kraft Group.
Dune said it plans to use the funds to find other cancers the technology, which is designed to provide real-time detection of cancer cells on the margins of tumors. MarginProbe won FDA approval for use in breast lumpectomies in January 2013; today the company said more than 2,500...
Source: Mass Device - July 6, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Brad Perriello Tags: Funding Roundup Imaging Oncology Wall Street Beat Women's Health Dune Medical Devices Inc. Source Type: news
Microscope can scan tumors during surgery and examine cancer biopsies in 3-D
(University of Washington) A new UW microscope could provide accurate real-time results during cancer-removal surgeries, potentially eliminating the 20 to 40 percent of women who have to undergo multiple lumpectomy surgeries because cancerous breast tissue is missed the first time around. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - June 26, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Complications of Local Therapies for Early Breast Cancer Complications of Local Therapies for Early Breast Cancer
Does mastectomy plus reconstruction result in more complications and higher cost than lumpectomy plus whole breast irradiation?Journal of the National Cancer Institute (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 15, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Journal Article Source Type: news
