Noticias de investigación sobre detección y análisis
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Halting Hormones Won't Lower Chances of Mammography Recall (en inglés)
Dense breasts have less fat and more non-fat tissue compared to breasts that aren't dense. Mammograms of dense breasts can be harder to read accurately. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can make some ...
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Rapid Test Cuts Need for Extra Breast Cancer Surgery (en inglés)
A test that quickly detects cancer cells in a lymph node during surgery to remove breast cancer is accurate enough to help doctors decide if lymph nodes need to be removed during the surgery.
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Breast Self-Exam Finds Cancer Best in Young, High-Risk Women (en inglés)
Studies found that a breast self-exam (BSE) can be an important way to find cancer in young women, especially young woman with a higher-than-average risk of developing breast cancer. The results offer ...
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Early Detection of Second Breast Cancer Can Almost Double Survival Chances (en inglés)
Women successfully treated for early-stage breast cancer have a higher-than-average risk of a new breast cancer developing in the same or opposite breast. These women also are at risk of the original c...
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Childhood Cancer Survivors Skip Breast Cancer Screening (en inglés)
Radiation therapy to the chest area can be used to treat some types of childhood cancers. Still, children who receive radiation to the chest area may have a much higher risk of breast cancer later in l...
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RSNA: Breast Specific Gamma Imaging Detects Hidden Lesions (en inglés)
When breast cancer is diagnosed, doctors usually perform other tests to figure out exactly how large the cancer is, as well as whether the tumor has spread. You and your doctor will use this important ...
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One-Fifth of Screening-Detected Breast Cancers May Have Been Safe to Ignore (en inglés)
A study suggests that some breast cancers may go away (regress) without treatment.
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3-D Doppler May Unmask Malignant Breast Lesions (en inglés)
A small study found that a type of three-dimensional (3-D) ultrasound picture of the breast can help doctors decide if a breast mass is cancer or not. The 3-D ultrasound method is called speed-weighted...
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Older Medicaid Patients Less Likely to Be Screened for Certain Cancers (en inglés)
A study found that only about half of people who received health care through the North Carolina Medicaid program had proper screenings for colorectal, breast, and cervical cancer. In most cases, peopl...
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Computer-Aided Mammography Matches Accuracy of Double Reading (en inglés)
A study found that two different ways to read mammograms both were good at finding breast cancer:
