Receiving a positive diagnosis of breast cancer is a frightening experience. One of the first questions a woman asks is “What stage is my cancer?” Among the treatment options used to address breast ... Read more
iCAD is releasing new clinical data on an approach known as intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT), using the company’s Xoft Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy (eBx) System, to treat patients with early stage breast cancer and nonmelanoma skin cancer. ... Read more
Breast cancer stages go from stage zero up to stage four. Like any other type of cancer, breast cancer can be divided into stages and each stage has its own ... Read more
Like any other type of cancer, breast cancer can be divided into stages and each stage has its own severity. After getting your breast cancer diagnosis, you might think that ... Read more
“1 in 22 women get breast cancer. It’s important to check for symptoms of breast cancer frequently. In this video, we give you five steps to simplify breast cancer detection”. ... Read more
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) announced the release of new clinical practice guidelines on the use of biomarker assays. The guidelines intend to aid clinicians in deciding on adjuvant systemic ... Read more
Results from a recent study published in the journal JAMA Surgery showed that the percentage of patients with early-stage breast cancer undergoing breast-conserving therapy increased from 54.3 percent in 1998 to ... Read more
A recent study published in The New England Journal of Medicine found that early menopause can be prevented and fertility might be preserved in young women suffering from early stage breast cancer. The ... Read more
A team of researchers from Toronto, Canada determined that among US women with early stage breast cancer, the likelihood of diagnosis varies by ethic/racial group. Furthermore, these differences were found ... Read more
A new study identified a gene signature in E2F4 that is predictive of estrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer. The work entitled “E2F4 regulatory program predicts patient survival prognosis in ... Read more
