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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...
Annual mammograms provide same outcomes at lower health care costsAn annual mammogram is sufficient follow-up after breast conserving therapy (BCT) for breast cancer patients, according to a study presented today, at the Cancer Imaging and Radiation Therapy Symposium in Atlanta. This symposium is co-sponsored by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).In this study, researchers wanted to determine the clinical relevance and utility...
Cancer researchers at the University of Calgary are investigating a new tool to use for the prognosis of breast cancer in patients. This new digital tool will help give patients a more accurate assessment of how abnormal and aggressive their cancer is and help doctors recommend the best treatment options.Currently, a useful factor for deciding the best treatment strategy for early-stage breast cancer is tumour grade, a score assigned by a pathologist based on how abnormal cancer cells from a...
New research identifies diverse -- but not insurmountable -- barriers to breast cancer screening and treatmentA landmark breast health care publication reveals a multitude of barriers that keep women of developing nations from being screened and treated for breast cancer "“ but offers tools to help countries improve their breast care programs."Global Breast Health Care: Optimizing Delivery in Low- and Middle-Resource Countries," published as a supplement to the April 1 edition of...
BEDFORD, Mass., March 24, 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 digital mammography system in two dimensional (2D) mode has been awarded "EUREF Type Test" certification by the European Reference Organization (EUREF) Council for Quality...
LAS VEGAS, March 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Matakina International, Limited of New Zealand and PenRad Technologies, Inc., a leader in medical image and information management, today announced that the companies have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to use the PenRad Mammography Information System (MIS) to display the Volpara(TM) breast imaging software. The announcement was made from the National Consortium of Breast Center's (NCBC) 21st Annual National Interdisciplinary Breast Center...
BEDFORD, Mass., March 3, 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, will showcase its 3D mammography and other new, ready-to-market technologies in women's imaging at the 21st Annual National Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference (NCBC) in Las Vegas, Nevada, March 12-16, 2011....
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- According to a new study, radiologists who interpret more mammograms and spend time reading diagnostic mammograms are better at determining which suspicious breast lesions are cancerous.Researchers examined information on 120 radiologists who interpreted 783,965 mammograms over five years."We found that radiologists who interpreted more mammograms a year had clinically and statistically fewer false-positive findings -- without missing more cancers," Diana S.M....
The Martin-O'Neil Cancer Center in Napa Valley Now Offers Breast Cancer and Ovarian Cancer Risk Assessments, Genetic Testing, and Counseling Services to Both Women and Men. Saint Helena, CA (PRWEB) February 25, 2011 St. Helena Hospital's Martin-O'Neil Cancer Center, located in Napa Valley, now offers breast cancer and ovarian cancer risk assessments, as well as genetic testing for BRCA gene mutations. The cancer risk assessments, testing, and counseling services are available to both...
