News tagged with invasive ductal carcinoma

Reduced hormone therapy linked with drop in breast cancer rates

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a new UCSF study of more than 2 million mammogram screenings performed on nearly 700,000 women in the United States, scientists for the first time show a direct link between reduced hormone therapy and ...

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created Nov 30, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Debate continues on breast ductal carcinoma in situ

Six years ago, Mary Sullivan of Lido Beach, N.Y., underwent a double mastectomy after being diagnosed with a breast abnormality known as DCIS -- ductal carcinoma in situ -- the most aggressive treatment for a lump neither ...

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created Oct 29, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Breakthrough method predicts risk of invasive breast cancer

For the first time, scientists have discovered a way to predict whether women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) - the most common form of non-invasive breast cancer - are at risk of developing more invasive tumors in later ...

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created Apr 28, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

The utility of EUS and CEH-EUS in the diagnosis of small pancreatic tumors

Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) is a highly sensitive diagnostic method for the detection of small pancreatic carcinomas. Recently, there have been some reports describing the utility of contrast-enhanced harmonic EUS (CEH-EUS) ...

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created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Precancer? Earliest cancer? Milk-duct cells vexing

(AP) -- Some doctors tell patients they have "stage zero" breast cancer. Others call it a precancer.

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created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

HPV vaccine could prevent breast cancer: research

Vaccinating women against the human papillomavirus (HPV) may prevent some forms of breast cancer and save tens of thousands of lives each year, new Australian research suggests.

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created Sep 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Protein predicts development of invasive breast cancer in women with DCIS

Women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) who exhibit an overexpression of the protein HER2/neu have a six-fold increase in risk of invasive breast cancer, according to a new study from the University of Pennsylvania School ...

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created May 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0