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Breast cancer screening with mammograms has shown proven results in a significant reduction in the number of breast cancer deaths, according to a long-term Swedish study. The long-running and largest-ever breast cancer screening study has shown that regular mammograms has increased the number of lives saved over time, the research team said on Tuesday. The study, published online in the journal Radiology, followed more than 130,000 women in two communities in Sweden. An international team of...

New study shows certain setttings and racial-ethnic parity strengthen beneficial effectEducation, referrals, support and other interventions by community health workers improve rates of screening mammography in the United States "“ especially in medical and urban settings and among women whose race and ethnicity is similar to that of the community health workers serving them.Researchers at the University of South Florida, Moffitt Cancer Center, and Georgia Southern University reported these...

BEDFORD, Mass., June 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hologic, Inc. (Hologic or the Company) (Nasdaq: HOLX), a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostics products, medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of women, announced today that its Selenia Dimensions 2D/3D mammography system won a gold Medical Design Excellence Award (MDEA) at the Medical Design and Manufacturing East 2011 Conference and Exposition. To view the...

In a clinical trial that included nearly 80,000 women, those who received ovarian cancer screening did not have a reduced risk of death from ovarian cancer compared to women who received usual care, but did have an increase in invasive medical procedures and associated harms as a result of being screened, according to a study in the June 8 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on cancer. The study is being published early online to coincide with its presentation at the American Society of Clinical...

SILVER SPRING, Md., June 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns that thermography should not be used in place of mammography for breast cancer screening or diagnosis. FDA says mammography-- an X-ray of the breast--is still the most effective way of detecting breast cancer in its earliest stages. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090824/FDALOGO) Thermography produces an infrared image that shows the patterns of heat and blood flow on or...

Telethermographic, 'infrared' devices not approved for primary cancer screening SILVER SPRING, Md., June 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today warned women not to substitute breast thermography for mammography to screen for breast cancer. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090824/FDALOGO) Unlike mammography, in which an X-ray of the breast is taken, thermography produces an infrared image that shows the patterns of heat and blood flow on or...

Women who undergo routine mammograms at InHealth Imaging LLC., now have the latest screening and diagnostic technology available. InHealth Imaging, LLC., is the first center in the Western United States and one of the first women's centers nationally to offer 3D breast tomosynthesis for breast cancer screening. Poulsbo, WA. (PRWEB) May 23, 2011 InHealth Imaging, LLC is the first center in the Western United States and one of the first women's centers nationally to offer 3D breast...

BEDFORD, Mass., May 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hologic, Inc. (Hologic or the Company) (Nasdaq: HOLX), a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostics products, medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of women, has announced the first nine U.S. cities for a series of evening events to introduce clinicians to the Selenia Dimensions 2D/3D breast tomosynthesis system and gain hands-on experience with this new technology. To...

RESTON, Va., May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Many of the world's top breast imaging experts will gather in San Antonio May 18-21 for the Society of Breast Imaging 10th Postgraduate Course and Biennial Meeting to be held at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio. Seventy eight top experts will take part in more than 40 workshops and sessions focused on breast cancer screening and risk assessment, breast MRI, advanced technologies and a multidisciplinary approach to the diagnosis and treatment...

NORWALK, Conn., May 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A U.S. health task force stunned much of the medical world and many women in November 2009 by recommending that most women didn't need to get their first mammogram until age 50. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100517/NY06256LOGO) But a new Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll finds that women in their 40s want their mammograms, and two-thirds of them weren't even aware of the task force's recommendations. About 57 percent of women...