Search Tag: Breast Cancer Treatment
2023 09 Nov
The approval of a repurposed NHS drug opens the possibility of avoiding thousands of breast cancer cases in England. Anastrozole, which has been used for many years as a breast cancer treatment, has recently been licensed for prevention by the country’s regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency. It is anticipated that this...Read more
2023 30 Aug
A clinical trial is underway to enroll women with breast cancer, with the goal of investigating the effectiveness of behavioural and psychological interventions in mitigating heart damage resulting from anti-cancer treatments. This pioneering initiative, known as the CARDIOCARE project, is being conducted by a consortium of European partners including...Read more
2021 14 Oct
Major breast cancer charities worldwide annually celebrate October as “Breast Cancer Awareness Month.” This campaign began in 1985 as a partnership between the American Cancer Society and Imperial Chemical Industries’ bio sciences division (now part of AstraZeneca) to raise awareness and funds for researching causes, prevention, diagnosis, treatments,...Read more
2021 03 Jun
More patients with breast cancer will benefit from access to its Breast Cancer Index test, under new extended Medicare coverage, Hologic, Inc. has announced. Its’ subsidiary, Biotheranostics, Inc., has received broader Medicare coverage for the test, meaning that clinicians can better manage treatment of a broader scope of patients. Under...Read more
2021 15 Feb
Despite the lack of general consensus about the optimal breast cancer screening approach in transgender women, it is imperative that physicians remain vigilant and aware of each transgender individual’s health risks based on their birth assigned sex and their particular mode of gender-affirming therapy. Key Points Over the last decade,...Read more
2020 21 Apr
The battle against the COVID-19 contagion highlights the heroic efforts of healthcare professionals and other frontline workers. As these heroes bravely perform their duties, those of us sheltered at home can do our share in helping find a cure to this infectious disease. You might also like: Witty to Help WHO with COVID-19 Vaccine Development...Read more
2019 18 Dec
Researchers in New Zealand are combining machine learning (ML) and standard imaging to improve both diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. You might also like: RSNA 2019: Biennial Mammography Screening Yields More Advanced-Stage Cancers The Auckland Bioengineering Institute, Science and technology, Health and medicine Researchers...Read more
2019 27 Nov
Mammography screening has been helpful in lowering breast cancer mortality, but there is ongoing debate on how often women should be screened. A new study has found that biennial mammography screening is associated with advanced-stage breast cancer compared with annual screening. Additionally, women undergoing screenings every two years tended...Read more
2019 11 Nov
Use of e-cigarette or vaping products, which may contain nicotine and tetrahydrocannabinol, has been blamed for an outbreak of lung disease that hit the U.S. starting in August. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that cases of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (EVALI) reported from 49 states and one...Read more