News articles tagged with 'breast' (Page 64)
Digital mammography superior to film mammography in some cases
— 29 Jan 2008 14:58 | HealthFor some women, digital mammography may be a better screening option than film mammography, according to newly published results from the Digital Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial…
Intervention program boosts health, reduces symptoms in breast cancer patients
— 29 Jan 2008 14:10 | HealthPsychological interventions for cancer patients do more than just ease emotional distress - they directly improve health, new research suggests…
Device zeroes in on small breast tumours
— 29 Jan 2008 11:41 | HealthA new medical imager for detecting and guiding the biopsy of suspicious breast cancer lesions is capable of spotting tumours that are half the size of the smallest ones detected by…
Two microRNAs promote spread of tumour cells
— 29 Jan 2008 09:04 | HealthThe more scientists learn about microRNAs - short strands of RNA that can interfere with normal gene activity - the more obvious it becomes how closely they are associated with cancer.…
No sure answers to reduce mammography discomfort
— 25 Jan 2008 08:31 | HealthHealth researchers are looking for solutions to a problem that keeps some women from getting routine breast cancer screening. 'Many women will not go or return for a mammogram because…
New technology sharpens X-ray vision
— 23 Jan 2008 08:10 | PhysicsResearchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) and the EPFL in Switzerland have developed a novel method for producing dark-field x-ray images at wavelengths used in typical medical…
Further breakthroughs for breast cancer patients
— 22 Jan 2008 10:53 | HealthResearchers at the Tenovus Centre for Cancer Research at Cardiff University have made a breakthrough in breast cancer treatment that could help save the lives of women who become resistant…
Surgical site infections more common than expected following breast procedures
— 22 Jan 2008 10:53 | HealthInfections at the incision site occurred in more than 5 percent of patients following breast surgery and cost them more than $4,000 each in hospital-related expenses, according to a…
NICE guidelines on breast cancer follow-up need urgent revision
— 18 Jan 2008 09:50 | HealthThe NICE guidelines on follow-up for breast cancer patients need urgent revision, warn experts in this week's BMJ. More than 1.2 million women and men worldwide are diagnosed with breast…
New research finds some wood floor finishes are a likely source of PCB exposure
— 17 Jan 2008 19:58 | HealthA case study to be published in the online open access journal Environmental Health suggests that old wood floor finishes in some homes may be an overlooked source of exposure to the…