FDA: Roche drug works in early-stage breast cancer
Comment () Tweet By MATTHEW PERRONE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has issued a positive review of a breast cancer drug from Roche that could soon become the first...
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Genomic Testing Information for Breast Cancer Patients Now Available on New Website and Facebook Page IRVINE, Calif., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- More than half of women diagnosed with early stage...
View ArticleNew breast cancer machine can detect small lesion too
LUCKNOW: A new machine installed at department of radio-diagnosis at Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences promises the detection of breast cancer even when the lesion is as small...
View ArticleNew camera will help breast cancer patients
NHS breast cancer patients in Cornwall are the first in the country to benefit from new technology. The 3D Vectra camera improves the quality of breast reconstructions and allows women to see...
View ArticlePreventative Breast Cancer Mastectomy Is Not a Panacea
International Breast Surgeons Applaud Angelina Jolie Honesty Among the most controversial decisions in surgery today may well be whether patients should request and doctors should (or not) perform...
View Article>New surgical knife can instantly detect cancer
LONDON (AP) — Surgeons may have a new way to smoke out cancer. An experimental surgical knife can help surgeons make sure they've removed all the cancerous tissue, doctors reported Wednesday. Surgeons...
View ArticleNew surgical knife can instantly detect cancer
LONDON — Surgeons may have a new way to smoke out cancer. An experimental surgical knife can help surgeons make sure they've removed all the cancerous tissue, doctors reported Wednesday. Surgeons...
View ArticleNew drug Perjeta works in early stage breast cancer: FDA
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a positive review of a breast cancer drug from Roche that could soon become the first pharmaceutical option approved for treating early-stage disease before...
View ArticleUninformed breast cancer patients more apt to consider removing the other...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – More than half of women newly diagnosed with breast cancer consider removal of the second, unaffected breast to prevent cancer spread, and according to a new survey, they...
View ArticleStudy Shows “Angelina Effect” Leads to Unnecessary Procedures for Some Breast...
When Angelina Jolie bravely wrote about her double mastectomy last year, it sparked both applause and criticism. Now, a study shows some breast cancer patients unnecessarily undergoing the procedure....
View ArticleNew test allows surgeons to detect spread of breast cancer tumours immediately
Thousands of breast cancer patients could be spared agonising waits to find out whether they need follow-up surgery thanks to a new test that can detect whether a cancer has spread during the initial...
View ArticleNew breast cancer treatment cuts five weeks of radiation to a matter of minutes
Marlene MacGregor knew she was going to be a medical guinea pig, but she agreed anyway. Doctors at Medstar Union Memorial Hospital offered the 70-year-old Nottingham resident several options after a...
View ArticleBetter education on breast reconstruction may be needed after cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When it comes to deciding to have breast reconstruction after surgery for breast cancer, most women are generally satisfied with the decision-making process, a new study...
View ArticleUltrasound and MRI often are the next level of cancer detection, beyond...
Most women understand that regular mammogram screenings are key to breast cancer prevention. In fact, mammograms remain the gold standard for detecting early breast cancer. When you or your doctor...
View ArticleMumbai: Surgery no help in advanced breast cancer
Doctors in India have concluded that a lot more can be gained by a lot less when it comes to cancer. Women who have reached advanced stages of breast cancer are advised not to go under the knife, a new...
View ArticleNew method to test breast lesions could better detect cancer, save money by...
"Nearly 1.6 million breast biopsies are performed and roughly 250,000 new breast cancers are diagnosed in the Unites States each year," said Ishan Barman, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow at the...
View ArticleBreast Cancer: Nice Approves New Test
Thousands of women with breast cancer could be spared chemotherapy every year following the approval of a test for use on the NHS. Almost 50,000 people are diagnosed with breast cancer every year in...
View ArticleWomen with breast cancer could be spared chemotherapy due to new test
NHS approves test it says will help doctors better predict risk of cancer spread and provide more personalised treatment ...
View ArticleNew breast cancer detection machine shows extent of disease within 30 minutes
Women undergoing breast cancer surgery can now have results within 30 minutes that show the extent of their cancer, enabling doctors to decide whether further surgery is needed before the patient wakes...
View ArticleIn Breast Cancer Fight, Early Detection is Crucial (Kelly Ayotte)
(Source: Kelly Ayotte) Op-Ed by Senator Kelly Ayotte October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an important time in the fight against a disease that has taken too many of our mothers, grandmothers,...
View ArticleHoly Redeemer Health System is the First Hospital in the Northeast to be...
MEADOWBROOK, Pa., Oct. 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Holy Redeemer Health System is the first hospital in the Northeast region recognized as a Center of Excellence for Hidden Scar™ Breast Cancer Surgery....
View ArticleNew Non-Surgical Treatment Freezes Breast Cancer in its Tracks National...
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine. A nick of the skin, a flash of cold and 25 minutes on an exam table. For thousands of women, this may soon replace surgery as a treatment for...
View ArticleScientists develop blood test that can identify which breast cancer patients...
Scientists have developed a blood test that can identify which breast cancer patients are likely to suffer a relapse after surgery – a breakthrough which has the potential to spare thousands of women...
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