Nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM)—an increasingly popular option for women undergoing treatment for breast cancer—not only achieves good cosmetic outcomes, but also low long-term risk of recurrent breast cancer, reports ...
Sep 29, 2022
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Lung cancer screening with low dose CT technology has been shown to be effective in reducing mortality associated with lung cancer but current data on the status of lung cancer screening data in low- and middle-income countries ...
Aug 8, 2022
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Providing surgeons with 3D virtual reality (VR) models for surgical planning can help to achieve the critical "trifecta" outcomes of prostate cancer surgery: controlling the cancer while maintaining patient's sexual function ...
Jul 19, 2022
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A new type of dressing for post-surgical treatment of melanoma has been created by scientists who have discovered a new method for making a material that can kill cancer cells and simultaneously regenerate healthy ones.
Jul 13, 2022
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Women making critical decisions on breast reconstruction are more likely to seek out information from other patients on their experiences with new technology than rely on "expert" advice according to a QUT study.
Jun 16, 2022
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Cancer treatments often have an impact on a person's sexual health. But doctors and nurses do not discuss topics such as sexuality and intimacy with patients as a matter of course. This was discovered by Esmée Krouwel, a ...
May 9, 2022
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Factors such as anemia and anticoagulants have more impact on hospitalization time after breast reconstruction than "common" risk factors. That is the outcome of a study carried out by the Karl Landsteiner Private University ...
Mar 30, 2022
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African American women are less likely to be pictured in social media posts showing the outcomes of breast reconstruction, reports a study in the December issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical ...
Dec 1, 2021
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Oncologists faced with treating older women with breast cancer often must decide if the treatment may be more detrimental than the cancer. A study published today in JAMA Network Open by researchers at UPMC Hillman Cancer ...
Apr 15, 2021
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Limited English-language proficiency (LEP) is a risk factor for getting potentially lifesaving screening mammograms less often, according to new study results using national data. These findings, from women aged 40 and older ...
Oct 4, 2020
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