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European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI)

Moreover, the breast cancer risk due to radiation exposure from mammography is compared to the reduction in mortality obtained...


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Benefits of mammography screening outweigh adverse effects for women aged 50–69 years

are false-positive results, over-diagnosis, and radiation-induced breast cancer. Regarding adverse effects, the Working Group came to...

A blood test for early detection of breast cancer metastasis

are treated not only with surgery, but also radiation, hormone therapy or chemotherapy. “It is believed that many women with b...

Vaccine targeting breast cancers produced robust immune response

regimens, such as chemotherapy, surgery, irradiation, to minimise the risk of recurrence,” Gillanders said. “That would help to imp...

Launch of new European Code Against Cancer

finding out about potential exposure to radiation from radon at home and taking action to reduce high radon levels. In the...

Heart disease risk after breast cancer radiotherapy smaller than previously thought

Denmark and Sweden. They found that the risk of radiation-related heart disease was real, but that for most women it was small. It...

Better survival rates seen with lumpectomy compared with mastectomy for early breast cancer

new analysis has found that lumpectomy plus radiation for early breast cancer may provide patients with a better chance of survival... shutterstock.com Lumpectomy combined with radiation is a good treatment choice for women with early breast cancer; however, over...

Exposure to X-rays raises risk of breast cancer in young women with BRCA faults

of breast cancer after exposure to low doses of radiation. It found that women under 30 with BRCA faults who were exposed to chest...

Radiation fears should not deter women from mammography screening

Radiation fears should not deter women from mammography... risk of radiation-induced breast cancer from mammography screening is slight in comparison to... reports in the press focusing on the potential radiation risk from mammography, particularly as used for periodic screening," said the... radiation, breast...

Gene target may block breast cancer recurrence and boost survival

at the Cancer Research UK/MRC Gray Institute for Radiation Oncology and Biology at Oxford University, examined data from 279 patients...