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ACR report: More Frequent Mammograms May Catch Cancer Early, Save Younger Women’s Lives
Although even some medical groups remain unconvinced, screening women under age 50 for breast cancer saves lives, reported researchers at the American College of Radiology’s 25th National Conference on Breast Cancer in Boston. The findings suggest that American Cancer Society guide lines, which call for screening women aged 40 to 49 everyone to two years,... »
Plastic Plate
A newly developed plastic plate, designed at the Breast Clinic in Wichita, Kansas, improved screening for breast cancer in women with breast implants. The plate, which has a cutout area placed over the implant, relieves pressure exerted by the implant. The device has so far been used in 300 to 400 women with implants,... »
Breast Cancer
Contrary to some widely publicized clinical findings, physicians from Massachusetts General Hospital claimed that women under 50 do benefit from mammography screening. In a study of 1,039 breast cancer patients in their 40s, the five-year survival rate stood at 94% among women whose disease had been detected with mammography, compared with 74% among those... »
One Million Euros For Health Care
“The consciousness determines the healthy. This means that it is up to us, the value of health in time to see. The concrete measures and projects in the field contributed to an increased awareness in health,” said Scharer. Even in difficult budget years will be in the field of health promotion and health care... »
Eastern Health Scandal Continues
More than half of patients with breast cancer. “Lost” in the context of the ongoing study of Health This scandal has died, after Newfoundland and Labrador competitive health authorities. Eastern Health says that now, after examining each case, the repetition of the 43 patients, but those 27 deaths. It is not known whether an appeal... »