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10th International Breast Density & Cancer Risk Assessment Workshop
2023 07 Jun
Save the date for the 10th Breast Density Workshop set for June 7-9, 2023 on the Big Island of Hawai‘i. More updates coming soon, join our mailing list to stay up-to-date. Read more
Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer
2022 21 Jun
New findings published in Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevent show significant differences in the accuracy of diagnostic mammograms across racial and ethnic groups, with variation observed in several measures of diagnostic performance. Several studies have already established that racial disparities exist in breast cancer. Multiple socioeconomic... Read more
Flatiron Data Supports Using Palbociclib Plus an Aromatase Inhibitor for Metastatic Breast Cancer
2022 09 May
This Pfizer-sponsored study used de-identified data derived from the Flatiron Health Analytic Database in a retrospective observational study to demonstrate palbociclib (PAL) combined with an aromatase inhibitor (AI) is an effective first-line therapy for treating metastatic breast cancer. Hormone receptor-positive/human epidermal growth factor... Read more
ASCO’s Clinical Practice Guideline Now Supports Extended Endocrine Therapy with Breast Cancer Index™
2022 27 Apr
Hologic, Inc.announced today that the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has published an update which expands the utility of Breast Cancer Index™ (BCI) within its Clinical Practice Guideline: “Biomarkers for Adjuvant Endocrine and Chemotherapy in Early-Stage Breast Cancer.” Specifically, ASCO now recognizes BCI as the only genomic test... Read more
Volpara Health Announces Leadership Changes
2022 20 Apr
Ralph Highnam, founder, transitions from Chief Executive Officer to Chief Science & Innovation Officer Teri Thomas, NZ-based, Epic veteran appointed Chief Executive Officer Appointments reflect pivotal inflection point in both artificial intelligence innovation and commercial opportunities Volpara Health has announced key changes to... Read more
International Cambridge Conference on Breast Cancer Imaging 2022
2022 13 Sep
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Cervical Smear Tests Could Be Used One Day to Detect Early Breast Cancer
2022 14 Feb
Cervical smear tests one day could be used to detect early breast and ovarian cancer. A European research team recently published in Nature Communications an epigenetic signature for breast and ovarian cancer that can be easily assayed in cervical smear samples. DNA methylation is an epigenetic mechanism to control gene expression. Greater methylation... Read more