Search Tag: breast cancer
2021 25 Oct
Canadian researchers at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, safely delivered trastuzumab antibody therapy to breast cancer brain metastases using magnetic resonance (MR)-guided focused ultrasound. This study provides the first visual confirmation that focused ultrasound can improve the delivery of targeted antibody therapy across the blood-brain barrier...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
Breast cancer has now overtaken lung cancer as the world’s mostly commonly-diagnosed cancer, according to statistics released by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in December 2020. Women often initially detect breast cancers themselves, either by self-examination (25%) or by accident (18%). According to a 2018 survey of...Read more
2021 08 Feb
Cancer is the leading cause of death in every country of the world. However, for the first time, female breast cancer has overtaken lung as the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the world. This is based on findings from a collaborative report, Global Cancer Statistics 2020, from the American Cancer Society (ACS) and the International Agency for...Read more
2021 01 Feb
The first mammography guidelines for older survivors of breast cancer have been developed by a nationwide panel of experts. These guidelines provide a framework that would allow doctors and breast cancer survivors to discuss the pros and cons of screening in the later years. The new guidelines recommend discontinuing routine mammograms for older...Read more
2020 23 Nov
Women who experience food or housing insecurity may be at risk for undiagnosed breast cancer due to lapses in follow-up appointments, according to research being presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). "Diagnosing breast cancer at an early stage is very important for survival," said Aaron Afran, a third-year...Read more
2020 30 Oct
At Hologic , we understand the importance of reducing imaging interpretation time, especially during a time when you might be facing with a backlog in breast cancer screening appointments. We are therefore very pleased to introduce 3DQuorum breast imaging technology. Designed to expedite Hologic Clarity™ HD high-resolution 3D...Read more
2020 02 Oct
New research led by Flinders University has found a link between beta-blockers and survival outcomes in some breast cancer patients. Beta-blockers, commonly used to manage cardiovascular disease, were negatively associated with survival outcomes in patients with HER2 (Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2) positive advanced breast cancer, according...Read more
2020 02 Oct
Many countries have paused their breast cancer screening programmes because of COVID-19. Findings from a new study presented at the 12th European Breast Cancer Conference suggests that the disruption to screening could result in an increase in the proportion of women who die of breast cancer. However, the researchers point out that this risk could...Read more
2020 01 Oct
Initiative includes awareness campaign featuring Mary J. Blige and funding for screening and diagnostic services at approximately 15 U.S. facilities Hologic, Inc. , an innovative medical technology company primarily focused on improving women’s health, today announced a multi-year commitment to decreasing breast cancer screening disparities for...Read more
2020 01 Oct
Initiative includes awareness campaign featuring Mary J. Blige and funding for screening and diagnostic services at approximately 15 U.S. facilities Hologic, Inc. , an innovative medical technology company primarily focused on improving women’s health, today announced a multi-year commitment to decreasing breast cancer screening disparities for...Read more
2020 30 Sep
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This is an annual campaign to increase awareness of breast cancer. The goal is to show every woman that her life is important and to ensure that every woman has access to education, screening, treatment, support and hope. According to the American Cancer Society , there are more than 270,000 new cases...Read more
2020 28 Aug
First and only system to combine tissue acquisition, real-time imaging verification and post-biopsy handling now features new functionality, simplified storage and improved waste management Hologic, Inc. , an innovative medical technology company primarily focused on improving women’s health, today announced improvements to the Brevera® Breast...Read more
2020 28 Aug
First and only system to combine tissue acquisition, real-time imaging verification and post-biopsy handling now features new functionality, simplified storage and improved waste management Hologic, Inc. , an innovative medical technology company primarily focused on improving women’s health, today announced improvements to the Brevera® Breast...Read more
2020 15 Jul
According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer, in 2018 breast cancer accounted for 26.4 percent of all new cancer cases in European women. [i] Europe’s radiologist shortage, particularly in Scotland and the United Kingdom, where the shortage is dire, makes it hard to maintain medical standards. [ii] Without a sufficient number...Read more
2020 14 Jul
“MUST SEE” Attractions at ECR 2020, 15-21 July, Virtual Event Discover how Hologic’s clinically proven, integrated solutions incorporating AI can support you managing your patients across the breast health continuum of care in our virtual booth. From screening to monitoring, our leading innovations support you in delivering excellence in...Read more
2020 19 May
“Installing PowerLook ® Density Assessment has helped improve the workflow of our department and also in the education of our patients about the importance of knowing your breast density,” Adrea Bennett, Center for Women Supervisor, Swedish-American Hospital Summary Swedish-American Hospital (SAH), a division of UW Health,...Read more
2020 15 Apr
In healthy women, breast density typically decreases as they increase in age. By contrast, as new research from Sweden has found, women with breast cancer showed an increased density over time, which was particularly notable in women over 55 years of age. You might also like: Dense Breasts: Supplemental Screening Trends In a case-control...Read more
2020 16 Mar
New Stanford-led research finds that about 1 in 40 postmenopausal women with breast cancer are as likely as Ashkenazi Jewish women to carry inherited breast-cancer mutations in their BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes. The study published in JAMA is the first to suggest that women newly-diagnosed with breast cancer before age 65, but who don't have...Read more
2020 12 Mar
Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) has outperformed digital mammography (DM) over a five-year period, according to a new study published in Radiology . The review, which was conducted at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia , identified that DBT screening was responsible for detecting a higher proportion of poor prognosis cancers...Read more
2020 04 Mar
Quality of breast cancer screenings can be improved through utilisation of AI algorithms, but it is necessary for human radiologists to participate in the evaluation process. You might also like: Suppressing Breast Cancer Metastasis These are the findings of a study (Schaffter et al. 2020) designed to compare performance of deep learning...Read more
2020 28 Jan
Researchers have pinpointed breast cancer biomarkers that have the potential to indicate malignancy presence and risk. A research team from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York compared healthy contralateral breast tissue of patients with malignant breast tumours and benign breast tumors. They found that PET/MRI imaging could...Read more
2020 22 Jan
Breast cancer is complex for clinicians to diagnose owing to how greatly cells within one tumour can vary. This complexity and challenge is highlighted by the fact that a biopsy only targets a sample of cells. You might also like: Radiomics Model Betters Radiologistsin Lesions Categorisation A new study from Penn Medicine addresses...Read more
2020 02 Jan
A newly-published study in the journal Nature suggests that AI diagnoses breast cancer from mammograms more accurately than radiologists. A computer, specially designed and trained by a team of researchers from international bodies such as Google Health and Imperial College London, performed as well as two doctors working together....Read more
2019 29 Oct
A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool, trained on more than a million screening mammography images, can identify breast cancer with up to 90% accuracy when combined with analysis by radiologists. The AI model was developed by New York University researchers who pointed out that their AI application is intended to optimise the work of...Read more
2019 04 Oct
A paper on tomosynthesis screening research won the EUSOBI Award for the most quoted breast imaging paper published in European Radiology (ER) in 2016. Study leader Kristina Lång from Lund University in Malmö, Sweden accepted the award and described research on the paper 'Performance of one-view breast tomosynthesis as a stand-alone...Read more