News tagged with breast examination
Colorectal cancer screening can be expanded by offering it during mammography visits
Offering colorectal cancer screening to poor minority women during mammography visits can effectively expand screening in this otherwise underserved population, although lack of medical insurance remains a significant barrier. ...
Oct 25, 2010 |
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Targeted breast ultrasound can reduce biopsies for women under 40
Targeted breast ultrasound of suspicious areas of the breast, including lumps, is a safe, reliable and cost-effective alternative to invasive biopsies for women under age 40, according to the findings of two studies presented ...
Dec 02, 2009 |
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Study finds delay in follow-up among African-American women receiving abnormal breast finding
A new analysis has identified a significant delay in follow-up times among African-American women after the finding of a suspicious breast abnormality. Published in the December 15, 2009 issue of Cancer, a peer-reviewed journa ...
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Contribution of clinical breast examination to breast cancer screening
Breast cancer detection rates and sensitivity were higher, but so were false-positive rates, among mammography centers that offered clinical breast examination in addition to mammography, according to new study published ...
Aug 31, 2009 |
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What should a teenage girl do if she finds a lump in her breast?
If a lump is found in the breast of an adolescent girl, she often will undergo an excisional biopsy.
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Early detection of second breast cancers halves women's risk of death
A group of international researchers has found the first reliable evidence that early detection of subsequent breast tumours in women who have already had the disease can halve the women's chances of death from breast cancer.
Mar 17, 2009 |
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