Ductal Carcinoma
DCIS Score quantifies risk of ipsilateral breast event
The ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) Score quantifies the risk of ipsilateral breast event (IBE) and invasive IBE risk, complements both traditional clinical and pathologic factors, and helps provide a new clinical tool to ...
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Big data analysis identifies prognostic RNA markers in a common form of breast cancer
A Big Data analysis that integrates three large sets of genomic data available through The Cancer Genome Atlas has identified 37 RNA molecules that might predict survival in patients with the most common form of breast cancer.
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Are pricey computer-aided mammograms worth it?
(HealthDay)—Adding computer-aided detection to mammograms finds more early, noninvasive cancers and helps detect invasive cancers at earlier stages, according to a large new study. But the jury's still ...
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Apr 16, 2013 |
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Tomosynthesis improves detection of infiltrating ductal carcinoma in patients with increased risk
Tomosynthesis (3D mammography) is better able to show infiltrating ductal carcinoma than 2D mammography in women at increased risk of breast cancer, a new study shows.
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Apr 13, 2013 |
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Quantifying heterogeneity in breast cancer
A variety of mutations may give rise to breast cancer, but scientists generally assume that it starts off with just a few. That's because later-stage breast cancers tend to have more mutations—they are more heterogeneous—than ...
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Apr 09, 2013 |
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Physical activity does not protect against in situ breast cancer, epidemiological study says
A European study published in the Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention journal has analysed the association between physical activities and in situ or non-invasive breast cancer, or, in other words, ...
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Feb 28, 2013 |
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Pioneering study shows that local volunteers increase early breast cancer detection rates in a low-income rural area
The study, published in The Lancet Oncology, is the first ever assessment of the effect of cancer screening in rural sub-Saharan Africa, and the authors are hopeful that their work, which is on-going, will ultimately show t ...
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Jan 30, 2013 |
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Combined RB and PTEN loss identifies DCIS primed for invasive breast cancer
The combined loss of two tumor suppressor genes, retinoblastoma (RB) and phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) was shown to be strongly associated with progression of DCIS to invasive breast cancer, according to a study published ...
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Nov 28, 2012 |
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George Mason University researchers target breast cancer in three trials
A malarial drug is showing promise in stopping breast cancer before it starts, Mason researchers are discovering during a clinical trial.
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Nov 01, 2012 |
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Multifocal/multicentric breast cancer connected to a patient's risk of local recurrence
Not all women diagnosed with operable breast cancer present with a single tumor; some have multifocal disease appear in the breast, which means multiple tumors found in the same breast quadrant, while others have multicentric ...
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Oct 28, 2012 |
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New study sheds new light on the progression and invasiveness of ductal breast cancer
Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is considered a precursor lesion for invasive breast cancer if untreated, and is found in approximately 45% of patients with invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC). Patients with DCIS only (not accompanied ...
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Oct 16, 2012 |
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Digital mammography improves population-based breast cancer screening
New research from the Netherlands shows that the switch from screen film mammography (SFM) to digital mammography (DM) in large, population-based breast cancer screening programs improves the detection of life-threatening ...
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Oct 02, 2012 |
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LIFR protein suppresses breast cancer metastasis
A receptor protein suppresses local invasion and metastasis of breast cancer cells, the most lethal aspect of the disease, according to a research team headed by scientists from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer ...
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Sep 25, 2012 |
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Biomedical engineer uses optical tweezers to understand how disease takes hold
At the intersection of engineering, physics, biology and medicine, Elliot Botvinick uses laser technology to study the molecular activity of diseases. Specifically, he utilizes optical tweezers, which let ...
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Sep 18, 2012 |
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New device may reduce repeat breast cancer surgeries
(HealthDay)—A new device meant to help surgeons determine in the operating room if they have removed all cancerous breast cancer tissue may help reduce repeat surgeries after lumpectomy without compromising ...
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Sep 12, 2012 |
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Ductal carcinoma is a type of tumor that primarily presents in the ducts of a gland.
Types include:
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