Program Helps Low-Income Women Get Needed Mammograms
FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 -- Giving low-income women mammograms when they're hospitalized can boost their breast cancer screening rates, according to a new study.
Getting cancer screening tests can be challenging for low-income women due to factors... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - January 15, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Mammograms for inpatients could boost screening rates
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Program Helps Low-Income Women Get Needed Mammograms
Title: Program Helps Low-Income Women Get Needed MammogramsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 1/15/2021 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 1/15/2021 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Cancer General)
Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - January 15, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Inpatient mammograms can reduce disparities in breast cancer screening rates
(Massachusetts General Hospital) Inpatient mammograms are a feasible approach to deliver preventive care to hospitalized women who may face significant barriers to completing the test in the outpatient setting. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - January 13, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Solis buys Progressive Radiology
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 12, 2021 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Advanced screening technology aids radiologists in detecting breast cancer
Many women complete their annual mammogram around this time of year since October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. For some of those women, including those visiting TriHealth, their scans will take place using advanced technology.
“The detection of cancer has greatly improved in the last 10 years, first with the introduction of 3D mammography, which improved the sensitivity for detection of cancer, and now with the introduction of artificial intelligence, or AI, technology,” said Dr. Anthony… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - January 11, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: TriHealth Source Type: news
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 8, 2021 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
6 factors that influence who gets routine mammography
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 7, 2021 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Hologic buys Biotheranostics molecular testing firm
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 5, 2021 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Hologic acquires Somatex for $64M
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 4, 2021 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
A Drop In Mammograms During Coronavirus Could Have Serious Implications In Years To Come
As clinics put a pause on elective and preventative procedures during the pandemic, a serious backlog has built up of people who are due to have mammograms, smear tests and other cancer screenings. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - January 4, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Alice Broster, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Source Type: news
New Mammogram-Based Measures Improve Breast Cancer Prediction
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 30, 2020 -- New mammogram-based risk measures based on brightness (Cirrocumulus) and texture (Cirrus) improve breast cancer risk prediction beyond an established measure of mammographic density (Cumulus), according to a study... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 30, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
COVID-19 relief bill delays USPSTF mammo recommendation
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 24, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
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Report: Missed mammograms may never be made up (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 22, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
New mammogram measures of breast cancer risk could revolutionise screening
(University of Melbourne) World-first techniques for predicting breast cancer risk from mammograms that were developed in Melbourne could revolutionise breast screening by allowing it to be tailored to women at minimal extra cost. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 22, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
FDA: Request for Nominations of Voting Members on a Public Advisory Committee; National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting nominations for voting members to serve on the National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee. The Committee advises the Commissioner of Food and Drugs on a range of issues related to mammography including determining whether there exists a shortage of mammography facilities in rural and health professional shortage areas and determining the effects of personnel on access to the services of such facilities in such areas. Nominations received by February 19, 2021, will be given first consideration. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - December 21, 2020 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Hologic adds 3D breast ultrasound to SuperSonic Mach 40
Hologic has added 3D ultrasound imaging to its SuperSonic Mach 40 system, an...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 17, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Author Interview: Conflicts of interest in clinical guidelines, advisory committee reports, opinion pieces, and narrative reviews: associations with recommendations
In this short interview, PhD student Camilla Hansen Nejstgaard, from Cochrane Denmark and Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine Odense (CEBMO) at the University of Southern Denmark, tells us about how conflicts of interest may impact on recommendations of drugs and medical devices. She is the lead author of arecently published Cochrane Methodology Review on this topic. What does this Cochrane review tell us about the impact of conflicts of interests in clinical guidelines, advisory committee reports, opinion pieces, and narrative reviews?The findings from our review indicate that financial conflicts of interest a...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - December 16, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Rachel Klabunde Source Type: news
Can mammogram screening be more effective?
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) MIT economists have identified an important challenge in designing age-related guidelines for when to start breast cancer screenings: Women who start getting mammograms at age 40 may be healthier than the population of 40-year-old women as a whole, with a lower incidence of breast cancer at that age. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - December 16, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
GE Healthcare to help launch first U.S. rapid diagnostic breast cancer center model
The goal of the model is to reduce the time between when a patient receives an abnormal screening mammogram and a confirmed cancer diagnosis and treatment plan. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - December 14, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: I-Chun Chen Source Type: news
GE Healthcare to help launch first U.S. rapid diagnostic breast cancer center model
The goal of the model is to reduce the time between when a patient receives an abnormal screening mammogram and a confirmed cancer diagnosis and treatment plan. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - December 14, 2020 Category: Biotechnology Authors: I-Chun Chen Source Type: news
What to Know About 3D Mammograms
Since your last mammogram, your doctor might have replaced conventional 2D images with 3D technology called breast tomosynthesis, or 3D mammogram. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - December 14, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
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Source: PediatricEducation.org - December 14, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Amid Pandemic, Scientists Reassess Routine Medical Care
All this year, patients stayed away from doctors ’ offices in droves, postponing tests and treatments. Maybe there’s a silver lining. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - December 12, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gina Kolata Tags: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Telemedicine Mammography Tests (Medical) Breast Cancer Doctors Colonoscopy Emergency Medical Treatment Preventive Medicine Health Affairs (Journal) IQVIA Inc Welch, H Gilbert United States Source Type: news
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 11, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
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Source: ScienceNOW - December 10, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Wible, B. Tags: twil Source Type: news
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 8, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 8, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 7, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 4, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Digital breast tomosynthesis improves invasive cancer detection
(Radiological Society of North America) Breast cancer screening with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) offers significant advantages over digital mammography, including improved cancer detection and lower false negative rates, according to a new study. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 4, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Contrast-enhanced mammo can play pivotal diagnostic role
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 2, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
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Source: mobihealthnews - December 2, 2020 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 1, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Hologic launches Genius AI mammography software
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 1, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 30, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
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Source: NYT Health - November 30, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jane E. Brody Tags: Cancer Breast Cancer Tests (Medical) Colon and Colorectal Cancer Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Shutdowns (Institutional) Mammography Source Type: news
Deep learning predicts woman's risk for breast cancer
(Radiological Society of North America) Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have developed a deep learning model that identifies imaging biomarkers on screening mammograms to predict a patient's risk for developing breast cancer with greater accuracy than traditional risk assessment tools. Results of the study are being presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - November 30, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
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Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - November 26, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Gynecology, Oncology, Pathology, Radiology, Conference News, Source Type: news
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(Queen Mary University of London) An England-wide study led by Queen Mary University of London has shown that, despite major improvements in diagnostic techniques and treatments, mammography screening continues to play an important role in lowering the risk of dying from breast cancer (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - November 22, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 20, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Food, housing insecurity tied to breast biopsy delay
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 19, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Report: Missed mammograms may never be made up
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 13, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Over-70s WILL now get breast screening
The Daily Mail revealed last month that although mammograms had begun again for younger women, those aged 71 and over were not receiving the scans. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 13, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
DBT + Synthetic Mammography Better at Repeat Screening
THURSDAY, Nov. 12, 2020 -- At repeat screening, digital breast tomosynthesis plus synthetic mammography (DBT+SM) identifies more cancers than full-field digital mammography (FFDM), according to a study published online Nov. 10 in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 12, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Breast density can predict lymphedema risk
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 12, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 10, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Tomosynthesis with synthetic mammography improves breast cancer detection
(Radiological Society of North America) Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), in combination with synthetic mammography, improves cancer detection over digital mammography alone, according to a new study. The study results add further support to the use of DBT in population-based breast cancer screening programs. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - November 10, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Colonoscopy and mammogram rates in the US plummet by 65% amid pandemic
RAND Corporation researchers worry that the missed screenings they documented could mean cancer might be spreading undetected in these patients, posing potentially life-threatening risks. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 5, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Breast density results now included in mammogram reports to New Brunswick women
Since the first letters containing breast density results were sent out with their mammogram reports, women across the province have been contacting Kathy Kaufield, a breast cancer survivor to tell her how thankful they are for the information. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - November 4, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/New Brunswick Source Type: news
