Textured Implants Linked to Increased Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk Textured Implants Linked to Increased Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk
Using textured implants for reconstruction after mastectomy is associated with greater risk of breast cancer recurrence compared to smooth implants, according to new findings in JAMA Surgery.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 14, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Study: Immediate breast reconstruction during cancer treatment doesn't impact survival, recurrence
Women who undergo immediate breast reconstruction while on chemotherapy for breast cancer have similar rates of survival and disease recurrence as those who have conventional mastectomy. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - October 14, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Breast cancer surgery type, quality of life among younger women
(JAMA Network) Researchers investigated differences in quality of life and other outcomes (including physical functioning, body image, sexual health, anxiety and depressive symptoms) by type of breast cancer surgery (such as mastectomy or breast conserving surgery) in women 40 and younger. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - September 16, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
New study examines long-term aesthetic outcomes of implant-based breast reconstruction
(Wolters Kluwer Health) Breast reconstruction is an important option for women undergoing mastectomy, and a two-stage approach using implants is by far the most common reconstruction technique. Thousands of women undergo this procedure every year - despite the conventional wisdom among many surgeons that the results of implant-based breast reconstruction don't hold up over the long term. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 28, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Topless and proud of it: Dartmouth woman embracing life after double mastectomy
Christina Belding hopes her double mastectomy scars spark a conversation about breast cancer. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - August 19, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Nova Scotia Source Type: news
Factors Tied to Hormone Therapy Use After Oophorectomy ID'd
MONDAY, Aug. 17, 2020 -- Age at surgery, education level, and preventive mastectomy are associated with hormone therapy (HT) use after preventive oophorectomy in BRCA mutation carriers, according to a study published online Aug. 10 in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 17, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Textural analysis improves breast MRI's accuracy
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - July 17, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Breast MRI lesion score can cut unnecessary biopsies
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - June 15, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Consensus Statement on Robotic Mastectomy Consensus Statement on Robotic Mastectomy
A new consensus statement provides recommendations regarding the use of robotic-assisted breast surgery.Annals of Surgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 11, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Breast MRI's better cancer detection outweighs false-positive 'harm'
Breast MRI can produce more false positives on initial screening in women at...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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5/28/2020 3:40:02 AMDaniel Corcos
Many high-risk women carry mutations in genes involved in the repair of DNA breaks caused by X-rays. As mammography screening leads to a high cancer incidence in the general population (Corcos & Bleyer...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 28, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Robotic-Assisted Breast Surgery: Proceed With Caution Robotic-Assisted Breast Surgery: Proceed With Caution
The use of robotic-assisted mastectomy is on the rise, but a new editorial urges caution. Read more on the issues.Annals of Surgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 28, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Post-Mastectomy Bilateral Breast MRI Detects Asymptomatic Cancers
Research provides evidence for imaging mastectomy site during opposite-breast cancer screening. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - May 8, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Whitney J. Palmer Tags: Breast Cancer Breast Imaging MRI Source Type: news
Bilateral breast MRI needed even after mastectomy
Follow-up of breast cancer survivors with breast MRI should be bilateral, even...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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10-minute breast MRI scan beats DBT for invasive cancer (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 8, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Targeted Intraoperative Radiotherapy vs External Beam Radiotherapy in Patients with Breast Cancer
This study examined delayed targeted intraoperative radiotherapy vs external beam radiotherapy to determine how it impacted patients with breast cancer, finding no statically significant decrease in mastectomy-free survival, distant-disease survival or overall survival. (Source: CancerNetwork)
Source: CancerNetwork - April 16, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Matthew Fowler Source Type: news
American College of Radiology Updates Breast Cancer Screening Appropriateness Criteria
Eight recommendations released for imaging women post-mastectomy and breast reconstruction. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - April 14, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Whitney J. Palmer Tags: Breast Health Ultrasound Breast Imaging Mammography Screening Tomosynthesis Source Type: news
