Please read this article in today's Washington Post, "Breast Cancer Drug Study Canceled." It describes why a major planned study of aromatase inhibitors and breast cancer risk reduction was cancelled. Concerns designed to test a new generation of drugs to prevent breast cancer in women at risk for the disease.The National Cancer... Read more
Please read Gina Kolata's article on computer-aided detection in today's New York Times. It gives more context on how many hospitals have been using CAD (30%), how much computer-aided detection systems cost ($50K to $175K) -- and why so many hospitals jumped on the CAD bandwagon (favorable Medicare reimbursement). She wrote:"A highly... Read more
Did hospitals jump the gun on purchasing expensive Computer-Aided Detection programs to assist radiologists in interpreting mammograms?Unfortunately, it looks like the answer is yes, according to a new study of CAD for mammography in the New England Journal of Medicine. Not only did the unproven technology cost a lot of money, it did nothing to... Read more
Have you seen this?Benefits of Mammograms For Women in 40s Challenged
By Rob SteinWashington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, April 3, 2007; Page A01
The nation's largest medical specialty
group is challenging the widely accepted recommendation that women
routinely undergo mammograms in their 40s, saying the risks of the
breast exams may... Read more
There's a good article in today's New York Times that gives context to the Edwards' decision to continue with John's presidential candidacy."The modern-day woman does not want pity," according to an oncologist cited in the article, Dr. Marisa Weiss. “[Women with breast cancer] hate that.
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