Posts Tagged ‘HighRisk’

Docs: Ovary Removal Helps High-Risk Women

Docs: Ovary Removal Helps High-Risk Women
New research suggests surgery to remove healthy ovaries gives a triple benefit to some women at high risk for cancer.

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Benefits seen in ovary removal for high-risk women

Benefits seen in ovary removal for high-risk women
CHICAGO – Surgery to remove healthy ovaries gives a triple benefit to high-risk women: It lowers their threat of breast and ovarian cancer, and boosts their chances of living longer, new research suggests.

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Study links African ancestry to high-risk breast cancer

Study links African ancestry to high-risk breast cancer
A new study finds that African ancestry is linked to a more aggressive type of cancer that is more deadly.

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New Study Demonstrates Patients With High-Risk MammaPrint Profile Benefit From Chemotherapy

New Study Demonstrates Patients With High-Risk MammaPrint Profile Benefit From Chemotherapy
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California, and AMSTERDAM, April 29, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) — Today, at the 11th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, Agendia, a world leader in molecular cancer diagnostics, announced that Breast Cancer …

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Mammogram + MRI best for high-risk women

Mammogram + MRI best for high-risk women
BOSTON, Feb. 24 (UPI) — U.S. researchers suggest combining mammography and magnetic resonance imaging to screen women at high risk for breast cancer.

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Some High-Risk Women Benefit From Combined Mammography And Breast MRI

Some High-Risk Women Benefit From Combined Mammography And Breast MRI
Annual breast cancer screening with both mammography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is likely to be a cost-effective way to improve life expectancy in women with an increased risk of breast cancer, according to a new study published in the March issue of Radiology. The findings support current American Cancer Society screening recommendations…

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High-Risk Breast Cancer Patients

Dr. Hendershott, a breast surgeon at Cooper University Hospital, discusses dealing with the challenges of high-risk cancer patients.

Prophylactic Mastectomies for High-Risk Breast Cancer

A medical journal report says more women are preventing high-risk breast cancer by turning to prophylactic mastectomy and removing the unaffected breasts. The media discuss if we should be worried.