New ultrasound may help spot breast cancers
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A new type of ultrasound was highly effective at determining whether lumps in the female breast were cancerous or harmless, U.S. researchers who conducted a small study said on Monday.
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is more effective than other screening methods for finding breast cancer in women whose genes leave them susceptible to the disease.
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Researchers at two Philadelphia universities are working on a joint project they say could lead to an inexpensive, simple device that women could use at home for detecting breast cancer in its earliest stages.
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A new test that counts cancer cells in the bloodstreams of patients with advanced breast cancer best tells whether treatment is working, according to a study led by the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
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NEW YORK  - A technique called molecular  breast imaging (MBI) is highly sensitive in detecting small  lesions and can also spot tumors missed by mammography and  ultrasound, researchers report.
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The observance of Breast Cancer Month this October continues to bring hope to thousands of patients. Medical findings have unearthed risk factors and symptoms that would aid early cancer detection.
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Mammograms are not as effective at detecting potentially life-threatening breast cancers in thin women, those taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and those who have had previous breast surgery as they are in other women, scientists reveal today.
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(CBS) Three studies are out with new information about both detection and treatment of breast cancer. The Early Show Dr. Emily Senay offers the details.
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be the best screening tool for breast cancer in women who carry the genetic mutation that makes them susceptible to the disease, according to new research.
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NEW YORK  - It's not uncommon to discover  testicular cancer in men when they are examined by ultrasound  during an evaluation for infertility, Israeli researchers  report. They therefore suggest that "routine sonographic  screening of infertile men" may be worthwhile.
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High-def endoscopy images and videos on Macs allow physicians at the Palo Alto Veteranâs Hospital to see subtle indications of early cancer lesions, improving their abilitly to make timely diagnoses.
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A new study finds that, for some women, a mammogram may not be the best way to detect early breast cancer. Researchers say women who have the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations run a better chance of having
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 6 (HealthDay News) -- A new tumor-cell biomarker may predict how well women do after they're diagnosed with breast cancer, researchers report.
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BOSTON Researchers have developed a simple urine test that appears to detect breast cancer early and accurately track tumor growth.
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A new genetic test could one day spare many women diagnosed with breast cancer from the rigors of chemotherapy, a new study says. But at least one cancer expert says more
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Most women 40 and older have had their breasts checked for lumps by a doctor or nurse at least once. But little is known about whether these clinical breast exams save lives by detecting cancers early.
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Scientists have identified a protein in urine that has shown some effectiveness as a diagnostic test for breast cancer. But breast cancer experts who have seen the study, to be published soon