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Surgeons' unanimous consensus: Needle biopsy is gold standard for breast cancer diagnosis
Oct 07, 2009 |
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A special report published in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons indicates that an alarming 35% of initial diagnostic breast biopsies in the United States are still being done using unnece ...
Researchers develop new and efficient breast biopsy technique
Jun 23, 2009 |
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Researchers have developed a new breast biopsy technique that could lead to decreased procedure times and reduced patient discomfort and morbidity, according to a study performed at Roberts Research Institute, the University ...
New MR technique may help save women from unnecessary breast biopsies
Apr 23, 2009 |
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A new MR procedure that uses diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) to determine whether or not a breast lesion is malignant or benign may help reduce unnecessary breast biopsies, according to a study performed at the National ...
Researchers Develop Breast Biopsy Robot
Feb 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The results of proof-of-feasibility studies lead the researchers to believe that routine medical procedures such as breast biopsies will be performed in the future with minimal human guidance, and at greater ...
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Core needle breast biopsy safe for patients taking blood thinners
Oct 01, 2008 |
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It is safe to take anticoagulants (blood thinners) before core needle breast biopsies, according to a study performed at the Elizabeth Wende Breast Clinic in Rochester, NY. Core needle biopsies are offered as an alternative ...
Breast self-exams do not appear to reduce breast cancer deaths
Jul 16, 2008 |
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It is a staple of women's health advice and visits to the OB/GYN: the monthly breast self-exam to check for lumps or other changes that might signal breast cancer. However, a review of recent studies says there is no evidence ...
Hormone therapy increases frequency of abnormal mammograms, breast biopsies
Feb 25, 2008 |
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Combined hormone therapy appears to increase the risk that women will have abnormal mammograms and breast biopsies and may decrease the effectiveness of both methods for detecting breast cancer, according to a report in the ...
What should a teenage girl do if she finds a lump in her breast?
Jun 25, 2009 |
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If a lump is found in the breast of an adolescent girl, she often will undergo an excisional biopsy.
Novel breast tissue feature may predict woman's cancer risk
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Mayo Clinic researchers have found that certain structural features within breast tissue can indicate a woman's individual cancer risk. The findings appear online today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Kylie's breast cancer triggered a surge of over 30 percent in breast imaging of low-risk women
Jun 04, 2008 |
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Kylie's breast cancer triggered a surge of over 30 per cent in breast imaging of low risk women, says new University of Melbourne study.
New statistical model could help reduce breast-lesion biopsies
Nov 30, 2008 |
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A new method of characterizing breast lesions found during an MRI exam could result in fewer biopsies of benign tumors with the benefits of reduced pain and expense for patients and providers, according to a paper that will ...
Estrogen therapy increases benign breast disease risk
Apr 08, 2008 |
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Women who took conjugated equine estrogen, a commonly prescribed form of estrogen, had more than twice the risk of developing specific types of benign breast disease as women who took a placebo, according to a randomized ...
Reasonable alternative to invasive biopsy of palpable breast lesions with benign imaging features identified
Nov 20, 2009 |
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Short-term follow-up is a reasonable alternative to invasive biopsy of palpable (capable of being touched or felt) breast lesions with benign imaging features, particularly in younger women with probable fibroadenoma (non-cancerous ...
Researchers find potential links between breast density and breast cancer risk
Dec 14, 2008 |
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Having dense breasts - areas that show up light on a mammogram - is strongly associated with increased breast cancer risk, but "why" remains to be answered. Now, by examining dense and non-dense tissue taken from the breasts ...
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