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PJ Hamel

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Author, breast cancer survivor

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posted 09/03/2008, comments (2)

MBI - Latest Screening Technology: A Better Tool For Dense Breasts?

Coming soon to a hospital near you: the MBI, a great new screening tool that might someday replace the mammogram. Wait a minute—hasn’t MBI, or molecular breast imaging, been around for awhile? Isn’t it known mainly for its slew of false positives, its inconvenience, and its expense?Have We Already Heard about... Read more Chevron

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Fran Visco

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President, National Breast Cancer Coalition

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posted 07/23/2008, comment (1)

Breast Self-Examinations: We Must Demand More

Are you surprised about this past week's news on breast self-exams (BSE)? The Cochrane Collaboration reported that Jan Peter Kosters, Ph.D., and Peter Gotzsche, Ph.D., of the Nordic Cochrane Centre, updated their 2003 review of BSE studies. Kosters and Gotzsche's conclusion remains the same: "At present, screening by breast self-examination...... Read more Chevron

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