Preventive care: It's free, except when it's not
(AP) -- Bill Dunphy thought his colonoscopy would be free.
Health
Dec 28, 2011 |
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New X-ray breast cancer imaging possible with 25 times reduced radiation dose
Scientists have developed a way to produce three-dimensional X-ray images of the breast at a radiation dose that is lower than the 2D radiographies used in clinics today. The new method enables the production ...
Cancer
Oct 22, 2012 |
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Over 50? Checklist may predict if you'll be alive in 10 years
(HealthDay)—A simple checklist could help doctors estimate whether an older patient will be alive 10 years from now, according to a new study.
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Mar 05, 2013 |
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BreastScreen: balancing benefits and harms
New research has questioned the relative impact of mammographic screening in reducing deaths from breast cancer, concluding that it is not responsible for most of the recent reduction in mortality rates and ...
Cancer
Nov 04, 2011 |
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Canadian breast cancer screening guidelines would cost thousands of lives
The American College of Radiology today denounced new breast cancer screening guidelines by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health (CTFOPH), which recommend against annual screening of women ages 40-49 and would extend ...
Cancer
Nov 21, 2011 |
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Women not following through with recommended breast screening MRI
A study of 64,659 women, recently published in the journal Academic Radiology, found that while 1,246 of these women were at high enough breast cancer risk to recommend additional screening with MRI, only 173 of these women ...
Cancer
Jan 31, 2012 |
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Female cancer survivors have 'worse health behaviors' than women with no cancer history
A recent study conducted by researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., and the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., has found that female cancer survivors receiving screening mammography have "worse health behaviors" ...
Cancer
Feb 15, 2012 |
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Nutrient found in dark meat of poultry, some seafood, may have cardiovascular benefits
A nutrient found in the dark meat of poultry may provide protection against coronary heart disease (CHD) in women with high cholesterol, according to a study by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center.
Health
Mar 01, 2012 |
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New screening technique could provide more reliable breast cancer detection
Scientists have successfully completed an initial trial of a new, potentially more reliable, technique for screening breast cancer using ultrasound. The team at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the ...
Cancer
Mar 02, 2012 |
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Biomarker family found for chemo resistant breast cancers
Biomarkers which could help to predict resistance to chemotherapy in breast cancer patients have been identified by researchers from the University of Hull, UK.
Cancer
Apr 12, 2012 |
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New study supports claim that breast screening may be causing more harm than good
A new study published on bmj.com today supports the claim that the introduction of breast cancer screening in the UK may have caused more harm than good.
Cancer
Dec 09, 2011 |
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Novel breast screening technology increases diagnostic accuracy
The addition of three-dimensional breast imaging—a technology called tomosynthesis—to standard digital mammography significantly increases radiologists' diagnostic accuracy while reducing false positive recall rates, ...
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Nov 20, 2012 |
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Cancer screening unlikely to benefit patients with a short life expectancy
Breast and colorectal cancer screening should be targeted towards patients with a life expectancy greater than 10 years: for any shorter life expectancy the harms are likely to outweigh the benefits, concludes a study published ...
Cancer
Jan 08, 2013 |
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