Cryoablation for Early-Stage Breast Cancer a Safe Option in Older Women
(MedPage Today) -- ORLANDO -- Cryoablation without excision for low-risk, early-stage breast cancer may be an option for women over 60, 5-year follow-up results from the ICE3 trial showed.
At a mean follow-up of 54.2 months, the ipsilateral... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - April 15, 2024 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
One-Third of Young Women With Breast Cancer Delay Care
MONDAY, April 15, 2024 -- A significant proportion of young women with breast cancer experience diagnostic delay, most often related to patient factors, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 15, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Is Axillary Surgery in Early Breast Cancer on Its Way Out? Is Axillary Surgery in Early Breast Cancer on Its Way Out?
Omitting axillary surgery in patients with early breast cancer who had sentinel-node metastases and underwent surgery and radiotherapy did not compromise survival outcomes, new data show.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - April 15, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology Clinical Summary Source Type: news
As new research reveals women with mental health struggles are twice as likely to die of the disease... I survived breast cancer but was floored by depression and just six sessions of CBT saved my life
Dr Liz O'Riordan (pictured) has been floored by depression since her first cancer diagnosis. She was drawn to an article in a medical journal that said depression 'significantly impacts' survival rates. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Surprise: Kim Kardashian ’s Sold-Out Nipple Bra Is Back in Stock
After flying off online shelves last October (and racking up a 250,000-person waitlist), Kim Kardashian‘s sold-out Skims Nipple Bra is back in stock. The American Horror Story: Delicate star announced the nipple-forward push-up bra ($62) last fall to shine the headlights on Breast Cancer Awareness…#kimkardashians #skimsnipplebra #americanhorrorstory #sandclay #bronze #ultimatebra #nipplebra #skimsinstagram #samanthajones #kimcattrall (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Riding the 'Boob Bus'; Prior Authorization Pushback; Cancer Warning for Alcohol?
(MedPage Today) -- "The Boob Bus" -- An entrepreneur turns mammography into a road show. (Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, University of Utah)
Radiation therapy before mastectomy for breast cancer reduced delays in reconstructive surgery. (University... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - April 12, 2024 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
RadNet teams up with basketball icon Sheryl Swoopes
RadNet has tapped basketball legend and WNBA superstar Sheryl Swoopes as spokesperson for its nationwide breast cancer screening programs.
Swoopes will emphasize the need for more convenient nationwide access to crucial cancer screening services, with a focus on RadNet’s MammogramNow initiative, which recently launched breast cancer screening services in Walmart Supercenters in Delaware, Arizona, and California, the company said.
Swoopes is an iconic figure in women's basketball, earning three Olympic gold medals and three Most Valuable Player awards in the WNBA during her career. She has a personal connection to cance...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 12, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Breast Source Type: news
Bayer and Hologic collaborate on CEM
Bayer
and Hologic have entered a collaboration agreement to deliver a coordinated approach for contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM).
The offering brings together Bayer’s contrast-enhanced mammography contrast delivery system, called the Medrad Stellant Flex CT injection system, and Hologic’s mammography scanners. The move streamlines the purchasing process for radiologists and imaging facilities and provides setup and ongoing support, Bayer said.
CEM is a sensitive and relatively low-cost breast imaging method that can be used to support breast cancer diagnosis and help guide treatment. The technique can be performed...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 12, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Young Women Often Delay Looking Into Breast Symptoms
FRIDAY, April 12, 2025 -- Young women who find a lump or other potential signs of breast cancer often delay for weeks before finally seeing a doctor, a new study shows.On average, young women waited two weeks before seeing a doctor about troubling... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 12, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Negative axillary ultrasound can lead to breast biopsy omission
Many women with early-stage HR+HER2- breast cancer and a negative presurgical axillary ultrasound can skip sentinel lymph node biopsy, a study presented April 11 at the American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL, found.
In his talk, Andreas Giannakou, MD, from Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston showed results suggesting that nodal disease burden and oncologic outcomes among women in a real-world setting are similar to criteria in the Sentinel Node vs. Observation After Axillary UltraSound (SOUND) trial.
“Although our follow-up is limited, oncologic outcomes are exce...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 12, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Ultrasound Womens Imaging Source Type: news
Many young women with breast cancer symptoms delay care
Many young women who have breast cancer symptoms delay timely screening and care, according to research presented April 11 at the American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL.
In her talk, Katherine Fleshner, MD, from the University of Calgary found that the leading reasons for delaying care include lack of concern, reassurance from another practitioner, difficulty accessing care, and competing priorities.
“Diagnostic delay was quite common among our cohort and most commonly was related to patient delay,” Fleshner said. “And many of the reasons for patient delay had to do with patients not bein...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 12, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Womens Imaging Source Type: news
I graduated from North Carolina 'cancer college' - at age 35 I've lost my best friend to the disease and am now battling stage three colon cancer myself
Just three weeks after her best friend was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer, Rebekah Dunston discovered she had stage three colon cancer herself. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
ImPrint Identifies Treatment for Patients With Breast Cancer ImPrint Identifies Treatment for Patients With Breast Cancer
Data from the ongoing phase 2 trial show that clinicians can use ImPrint, an immune-related biomarker, to identify breast cancer patients who are likely to respond to neoadjuvant immunotherapy.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - April 11, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Preventive Mastectomy Less Common for Black Women With Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, April 11, 2024 -- Black women with cancer in one breast are less likely than white women to have the healthy breast removed as well, a new study has found.
Women with cancer affecting one breast often elect to have the other breast... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 11, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Girls Aloud breast cancer pioneer runs to save more lives
Catherine Craven-Howe was the first woman to take part in the new breast cancer research project inspired by the late Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
