News tagged with breast mass
I-SPY trial offers key insights into locally advanced breast cancer
Jun 02, 2009 |
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Scientists are reporting two findings that could influence the way researchers screen for, treat and assess prognosis for women with locally advanced breast cancer, an aggressive form of the disease. One finding offers a ...
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Breast cancer in men: Mammography and sonography findings
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Mammography and sonography findings help doctors identify and appropriately treat breast cancer in men, according to a study performed at the University of Texas M.D. Cancer Center in Houston, TX.
Computer based model helps radiologists diagnose breast cancer
Apr 03, 2009 |
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Radiologists have developed a computer based model that aids them in discriminating between benign and malignant breast lesions, according to a study performed at the University Of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, WI. ...
Breast size linked to diabetes, study says
Jan 29, 2008 |
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A Canadian health study suggested a link between a woman's breast size by age 20 and the development of type 2 diabetes as she matures.
Obesity, alcohol consumption and smoking increase the risk of second breast cancer
Sep 08, 2009 |
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It is well known that survivors of breast cancer have a much higher risk of developing a second breast cancer than women in the general population have of developing a first breast cancer. However, little is known about what ...
Physical activity more likely to prevent breast cancer in certain groups
May 13, 2008 |
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Physically active women are 25 per cent less likely to get breast cancer, but certain groups are more likely to see these benefits than others, finds a review of research published online ahead of print in the British Jo ...
Risk of aggressive breast cancer subtype three times higher for black women
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Lifestyle, age and weight have all been considered as risk factors for breast cancer. Now a study published in the open access journal Breast Cancer Research has found that even taking these factors into consideration, black ...
Herbal menopause therapy a good fit for breast cancer patients?
Oct 07, 2008 |
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When it comes to understanding the effectiveness and safety of using herbal therapies with other drugs, much is unknown. Now, a University of Missouri researcher will study how black cohosh - an herbal supplement often used ...
Treatment delays result in poor outcomes for men with breast cancer
Jul 06, 2008 |
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Men who develop breast cancer are often not treated until the disease has spread to the point that treatment becomes difficult, new results show.
Elastography reduces unnecessary breast biopsies
Nov 30, 2009 |
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Elastography is an effective, convenient technique that, when added to breast ultrasound, helps distinguish cancerous breast lesions from benign results, according to an ongoing study presented today at the annual meeting ...
Breast cancer more aggressive among obese women
Mar 14, 2008 |
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Women with breast cancer have more aggressive disease and lower survival rates if they are overweight or obese, according to findings published in the March 15 issue of Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Associ ...
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