Columbia's Tested Tough in Pink Collection, a partnership with the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) and key participating retailers, raised over $123,000 in 2013 pushing the overall donation from the campaign to over $1 million ...
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Refinements made to near-infrared spectroscopy during clinical MRI Dartmouth engineers and radiologists are developing new approaches for an emerging technique in diagnostic imaging for breast cancer-MRI with near-infrared ...
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Often-conflicting results from studies on the value of routine mammography have only fueled the debate about how often women should get a mammogram and at what age they should start. In a new analysis of previous research, experts have ...
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Breast cancer risk in women may be tied to the rate at which their breast-tissue density changes as they age, a new study suggests. Researchers examined 282 breast cancer patients and 317 women without the disease who underwent both ...
A new test marketed as an alternative to a mammogram for breast cancer detection is not an effective screening TOOL, U.S. health officials say. With the nipple aspirate test, a breast pump collects fluid from a woman's nipple. The fluid ...
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The Netherlands-based Royal Philips has obtained 510(k) approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the spectral breast density measurement application for use with its MicroDose SI full-field digital mammography (FFDM) ...
In support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Hanes partnered with the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) to promote early detection of breast cancer through the new "mammogram monologues" program. The monologues program invites women ...
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During October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Trigger Point Performance is donating $2 from the sale of each pink-colored GRID foam rollar to Mammograms In Action's nationwide grant program. MIA was established in 2011 to raise funds for ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of diagnostics provider Hologic's new C-View 2D imaging software. C-View 2D images can now be used in place of the conventional 2D exposure previously required as part of a ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to Royal Philips Electronics' full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system. Having the capability to enable future Single-Shot Spectral Imaging applications like ...
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Digirad has unveiled its Molecular Breast Imaging Accessory, designed for use with the ergo imaging system, for the evaluation of lesions in dense and complex breast tissue, and other small body parts. Molecular Breast Imaging Accessory, ...
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Screenings for several forms of cancer, such as of the prostate and ovaries, get low marks in our new Ratings of cancer screening tests, because their risks clearly outweigh the benefits for most people. But the decision whether to get a ...
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GE Healthcare has purchased U-Systems, a manufacturer of ultrasound products for breast applications. As part of the deal, GE Healthcare will acquire U-Systems' somo v Automated Breast Ultrasound (ABUS) system, designed for screening ...
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