NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER NETWORK IMAGE: NCCN GUIDELINES FOR PATIENTS: BREAST CANCER SCREENING AND DIAGNOSIS CREDIT: NCCN PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA [July 27, 2022] — The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) has published new NCCN Guidelines for Patients®: Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis to help people understand their personal risk for breast cancer, when they should begin screening, and how often...
Over-diagnosis, the detection of cancer with mammography that would not become clinically evident in the woman’s remaining lifetime, can lead to unnecessary treatments and stress, researchers say. Researchers designed the study to clarify the risk of breast cancer over-diagnosis using contemporary screening technology in the US. The findings in the Annals of Internal Medicine should inform decision-making about mammography screening...
by Dennis Thompson, Healthday Reporter A cutting-edge “lab-on-a-chip” has shown promise in detecting early breast cancers and tumors that have developed in other parts of the body. Roughly the size of a glass microscope slide, the EV-CLUE uses nanotechnology to pump a tiny amount of blood into eight miniscule channels equipped to detect different markers...
Macmillan Cancer Support reveals 10 of the inaccurate beliefs circulating online Another false theory is that cancer sufferers should not eat sugar People also believe that having a mammograms will give you cancer The charity has appointed its first ‘digital nurse to combat ‘fake news’ Baking soda can cure breast cancer and deodorants and underwire bras can cause...
