News tagged with breast biopsies

Diagnosis uncertainty increases anxiety in patients

Have you ever felt uneasy sitting in a doctor's waiting room or climbed the walls waiting for your test results? That feeling of anxious uncertainty can be more stressful than knowing you have a serious illness, according ...

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created Nov 29, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Waiting for biopsy results may adversely affect health

Women who've had a breast biopsy know the anxiety of waiting for the results, but that stress may cause adverse health effects, according to a new study published in the March issue of Radiology.

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created Feb 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists uncover new key to the puzzle of hormone therapy and breast cancer

The use of postmenopausal hormone therapy has decreased over time in the United States, which researchers suggest may play a key role in the declining rate of atypical ductal hyperplasia, a known risk factor ...

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created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research shows biopsy of recurrent breast cancer can alter treatment

For women with recurrent breast cancer, the treatment the doctor chooses is usually based on the properties of their original breast cancer. A group from Toronto has recently completed the world's first study that compared ...

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created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Prostate cancer detected with help from optical imaging system

Hanli Liu, a University of Texas at Arlington bioengineering professor, has landed a three-year, $958,660 grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate a minimally invasive way to screen for and diagnose prostate ...

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created Oct 06, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Light Reveals Breast Tumor Oxygen Status

(PhysOrg.com) -- Light directed at a breast tumor through a needle can tell pathologists how much oxygen the tumor is consuming, and help oncologists choose treatment options that would be most effective for an individual ...

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created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1