Breast Diseases

Fewer screenings doesn't pass smell test

I'm ashamed to say that I didn't see this one coming. The legislation now in the Senate would require insurers covering abortion to "segregate" federal dollars and the policyholders' dollars so that the government, in what can...

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OPN2009 was not only to raise awareness of breast cancer but also to celebrate the survivors

THE Harley Bikers from the Harley Owners Group Malaysia Chapter came roaring in. The noise alone would have alerted everyone of their presence, but even more attention-grabbing was the fact that they sported a touch of pink —...

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Trastuzumab for Patients With Axillary-Node-Positive Breast Cancer: Results of the FNCLCC-PACS 04...

J Clin Oncol. 2009 Nov 16; Spielmann M, Roché H, Delozier T, Canon JL, Romieu G, Bourgeois H, Extra JM, Serin D, Kerbrat P, Machiels JP, Lortholary A, Orfeuvre H, Campone M, Hardy-Bessard AC, Coudert B, Maerevoet M, Piot G,...

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Breast Cancer: Scientists at Tohoku University, Department of Pathology describe research in...

Research findings, 'In situ estrogen production and its regulation in human breast carcinoma: from endocrinology to intracrinology,' are discussed in a new report. "The great majority of breast carcinomas arising in...

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New mammogram guidelines cause uproar in U.S.

BEIJING, Nov. 23 (Xinhuanet) -- New breast cancer screening guidelines have caused uproar between scientists and health policy experts in the United States. The sweeping new guidelines released last Monday advised against...

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It's a county lottery when it comes to cancer screening

It recently emerged that Breastcheck has now screened over half-a-million women for breast cancer. The national breast screening programme -- which invites women aged 50-64 years -- has detected 3,456 cases of breast cancer in...

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Six women wrongly given the all-clear by breast cancer clinic demand compensation

Six women have launched a legal fight for compensation after a doctor wrongly gave them the all clear from breast cancer. Consultant radiologist Dr Glenn Kelly failed to spot the killer tumours during a routine screening and...

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Loss of HER2 Amplification Following Trastuzumab-Based Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy and Survival...

Authors' Affiliations: Departments of Surgical Oncology, Pathology, Breast Medical Oncology, and Systems Biology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas; and Department of Medical Oncology, Vall...

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Weekly News Round-Up – 11/22

Assorted things of interest from the previous week. It’s not nearly as controversial as the USPSTF’s breast cancer screening recommendations, but ACOG released a new practice bulletin on cervical cancer screening. The New York...

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Experts soften recommendations on several cancer screenings

Chief medical officer said benefits of some screenings are exaggerated With cancer screenings, more is always better. At least that's what people have been told for years - get mammograms, Pap smears, colonoscopies and prostate...

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