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NewsBiopsy wait times at hospitals stretch months
Women seeking biopsies at Los Angeles-area hospitals are experiencing wait times as long as several months, due in large part to an increase in the number of private physician's offices refusing to Read more...
Nicotine stimulates development of breast cancer
Use of nicotine can advance the development of breast cancer, a study published this week in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute concluded. While lead author Dr. Yuan-Soon Ho said that the Read more...
Georgetown University Hospital shuts lab after flawed breast cancer tests
Georgetown University Hospital has temporarily closed a lab that performs genetic analysis for cancer after the results of flawed tests incorrectly showed that two patients did not have breast Read more...
Less intense treatment methods may suffice for some breast cancer patients
Women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer might not have to go through as intense a treatment regimen as previously thought, if a pair of recent studies is any indication. While one study Read more...
Breast cancer detection through mammograms has improved, study finds
While many medical professionals continue to debate the effectiveness of mammograms for women prior to age 50, a new study concludes that such tests are becoming more precise in their ability to Read more...
Study finds minimal benefit to screening mammograms before age 40
Although the debate continues over whether routine screening mammograms are necessary before age 50, a new study concludes that the test is even less helpful for asymptomatic women under age 40. The Read more...
Insured black women suffer same delays in breast cancer care as uninsured
Regardless of insurance status, black women have to wait twice as long as insured white women for diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, a study by the GW Cancer Institute reveals. To researchers' Read more...
High-risk women often refuse breast MRI
Medical guidelines suggest that many women who are at high risk for breast cancer receive an MRI in addition to getting a mammogram. However, many of them refuse to get the MRI, according to a new Read more...
Mammogram recommendation was 'misunderstood,' task force says
The the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's controversial recommendation that women under the age of 50 should not get mammograms was misunderstood message, leaders of the task force said in Read more...
Groups recommend less screening for breast, cervical cancer screenings
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has announced that it's recommending young women begin getting Pap smear tests at a later age than before, and less frequently than is Read more...
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