Breast Cancer News and Research

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New, fully-automated morphological system offers improved breast cancer detection

The launch of Invivo Corporation's ONCAD for DynaCAD marks the availability of the first FDA-cleared, fully-automated morphological system for the detection and analysis by a radiologist of suspicious breast lesions. The ONCAD system will be officially unveiled at the Radiological Society of North America 2009 Annual Meeting in Chicago.

1 Dec 2009

Low-dose radiation increases breast cancer risk in high-risk women

Low-dose radiation from annual mammography screening may increase breast cancer risk in women with genetic or familial predisposition to breast cancer, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

1 Dec 2009

Low-income women experience significantly greater gaps in access to health care

Low-income women are four times more likely than higher-income women to report fair or poor health and nearly twice as likely to report a health condition that limits their basic physical activities, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

1 Dec 2009

BSGI proves to be an effective adjunct imaging modality for detecting DCIS

Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI) has been proven to be a highly sensitive imaging technique for the detection of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a difficult to diagnose breast cancer. BSGI is a molecular breast imaging technique that can see lesions independent of tissue density and discover very early stage cancers.

30 Nov 2009

Anti-Aging Institute of California offers 'Don't Pause' to get rid of menopause symptoms

Menopause - it's an unavoidable part of aging as a woman, and brings with it a host of uncomfortable symptoms that negatively impact quality of life. Hot flashes, poor sleep, mood swings, weight gain, night sweats and lethargy are just some of the life-altering symptoms of menopause and perimenopause.

30 Nov 2009

Presentations at Tuesday's RSNA conference

A new study from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center reports that beverage can stay-tabs pose a potential ingestion risk. In the 1970s, U.S. manufacturers switched to the stay-tab design after safety concerns about pull-tabs. The new study found 19 cases of stay-tab ingestion at a single institution, mainly among teenagers.

30 Nov 2009

Medipattern, Sentinelle Medical sign technology access and distribution agreement

The Medipattern Corporation (TSX VENTURE:MKI), a pioneer in the development of medical software solutions that help improve imaging workflow and productivity and Sentinelle Medical Inc., a leading manufacturer of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) coils and advanced visualization software, have announced that they are entering a technology access and distribution agreement.

30 Nov 2009

Minerva Biotechnologies grants Clarient exclusive commercializing rights to its MUC1 diagnostic test

Clarient, Inc., a premier technology and services resource for pathologists, oncologists and the pharmaceutical industry, today announced that privately held, Waltham, MA-based Minerva Biotechnologies has granted it the exclusive right to develop and commercialize a test that identifies the MUC1* protein, a biomarker researchers believe may be implicated in the spread of many cancers, including breast cancer.

30 Nov 2009

Sentinelle Medical's Aegis Navigation MRI and ultrasound imaging system showcased at RSNA 2009

Sentinelle Medical Inc., a leading manufacturer of MRI coils and advanced visualization software is demonstrating a number of innovative new works-in-progress, including MRI and ultrasound co-registration offering at RSNA 2009.

30 Nov 2009

Sentinelle Medical, Ultrasonix Medical announce distribution partnership for new SonixTOUCH ultrasound imaging system

Sentinelle Medical Inc., a leading manufacturer of MRI coils and advanced visualization software, and Ultrasonix Medical Corporation, a leading provider of innovative ultrasound imaging systems have announced a distribution agreement for the new SonixTOUCH Ultrasound with Aegis(TM) Navigation. The system will be shown as a work-in-progress on both Sentinelle and Ultrasonix's booths at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting in Chicago, Nov. 30 - Dec. 5, 2009.

30 Nov 2009

Charity urges government to stop under 18s from using sunbeds

Tomorrow Scotland takes steps to protect children from sunbeds by banning under 18s from using them and ensuring adults are fully informed of the risks, Cancer Research UK wants Westminster to bring the rest of the UK up to Scottish standards.

30 Nov 2009

Elastography decreases breast biopsies and maps tumors more precisely

Elastography is an effective, convenient technique that, when added to breast ultrasound, helps distinguish cancerous breast lesions from benign results, according to an ongoing study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

30 Nov 2009

Siemens Healthcare to introduce high-end imaging systems for interventional oncological procedures at RSNA 2009

At the 95th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) from November 29 to December 3 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Siemens Healthcare will introduce its comprehensive portfolio for imaging in interventional oncology at booth #825, East Building/Lakeside Center, Hall D.

30 Nov 2009

Study on deaths from cancer in Europe shows steady decline in mortality

New figures on deaths from cancer in Europe show a steady decline in mortality between the periods 1990-1994 and 2000-2004. Deaths from all cancers in the European Union (EU) between these two periods fell by nine percent in men and eight percent in women, with a large drop among the middle-aged population.

29 Nov 2009

Breast Cancer Campaign awards a three year project grant to Cambridge scientist

Individualised treatment for each breast cancer patient could soon become a reality, according to Breast Cancer Campaign.

26 Nov 2009

Study on response to breast cancer radiotherapy

Scientists are closer to discovering why some people respond to breast cancer radiotherapy better than others, according to Breast Cancer Campaign.

26 Nov 2009

Three high risk indicators that aid mammography screening

Mammography Reporting System, Inc. (MRS) will demonstrate their newest high risk indicator at RSNA 2009, in Chicago. MRS is the only company in the industry offering three separate high risk indicators to alert radiologists of potentially at-risk patients at the very point they interpret a mammogram.

26 Nov 2009

Aegis Breast 3.0 that offers powerful real-time 4D image processing to be launched

Sentinelle Medical Inc., a leading manufacturer of breast MRI coils and advanced visualization software launches a suite of new leading edge clinical applications on its Aegis(TM) medical imaging software platform at this year's Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting in Chicago, Nov. 30 - Dec. 5, 2009 (Booth 5800, Hall A).

26 Nov 2009

Senate Health Committee likely to hold hearing on new mammogram guidelines

Roll Call reports that 22 senators have written the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee asking its leaders to hold hearings on controversial new mammogram guidelines. "The letter came less than a week after the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended looser guidelines for breast cancer screenings. The task force suggested that women wait until they turn 50 to begin screening and then undergo one mammogram every two years instead of every year."

25 Nov 2009

'Suicide gene E' reduces potent drug dosage in cancer patients

Researchers at the University of Granada have found a suicide gene, called 'gene E', which leads to the death of tumour cells derived from breast, lung and colon cancer, and prevents their growth. The importance of this new gene is that its use to fight cancer can reduce the potent drugs that are currently used, so that could mean more effective treatment for cancer.

25 Nov 2009

Breast Cancer News and Research

Latest Breast Cancer News and Research

New, fully-automated morphological system offers improved breast cancer detection

Low-dose radiation increases breast cancer risk in high-risk women

Low-income women experience significantly greater gaps in access to health care

BSGI proves to be an effective adjunct imaging modality for detecting DCIS

Anti-Aging Institute of California offers 'Don't Pause' to get rid of menopause symptoms

Presentations at Tuesday's RSNA conference

Medipattern, Sentinelle Medical sign technology access and distribution agreement

Minerva Biotechnologies grants Clarient exclusive commercializing rights to its MUC1 diagnostic test

Sentinelle Medical's Aegis Navigation MRI and ultrasound imaging system showcased at RSNA 2009

Sentinelle Medical, Ultrasonix Medical announce distribution partnership for new SonixTOUCH ultrasound imaging system

Charity urges government to stop under 18s from using sunbeds

Elastography decreases breast biopsies and maps tumors more precisely

Siemens Healthcare to introduce high-end imaging systems for interventional oncological procedures at RSNA 2009

Study on deaths from cancer in Europe shows steady decline in mortality

Breast Cancer Campaign awards a three year project grant to Cambridge scientist

Study on response to breast cancer radiotherapy

Three high risk indicators that aid mammography screening

Aegis Breast 3.0 that offers powerful real-time 4D image processing to be launched

Senate Health Committee likely to hold hearing on new mammogram guidelines

'Suicide gene E' reduces potent drug dosage in cancer patients

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