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Benign breast disease found on percutaneous biopsy ups cancer risk

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Benign breast disease diagnosed through percutaneous biopsy increases the overall risk of developing breast cancer, according to research published December 13 in JAMA Surgery. Benign breast disease makes up about 75% of breast biopsy diagnoses. The study included data from 4,819 women with a median age of 51.

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American Cancer Society Releases Updated Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines

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The guideline, last updated in 2013, is published in the ACS flagship journal, CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. In 2023, ACS researchers estimate 238,340 new cases of lung cancer (117,550 in men and 120,790 in women) will be diagnosed with about 127,070 deaths from the disease (67,160 in men and 59,910 in women).

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Researchers Develop Deep Learning Model to Predict Breast Cancer

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will develop invasive breast cancer in their lifetime and 1 in 39 women (3%) will die from the disease, according to the American Cancer Society. For the study, the researchers compared 210,067 mammograms from 81,824 patients in the EMory BrEast imaging Dataset (EMBED) from January 2013 to December 2020 using both Mirai and AsymMirai models.

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Philips Strengthens its Leadership in Digital Pathology as its Philips IntelliSite Pathology Solution Receives 510(k) Clearance

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mtaschetta-millane Fri, 07/12/2024 - 11:00 July 12, 2024 — Diagnosing cancer and providing the personalized therapy it often requires, is a collaborative effort more than in any other area of medicine. This seamless integration helps pathologists deliver accurate diagnoses, ultimately improving patient outcomes.

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Ask cardiac PET patients how much they exercise, study suggests

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The technique is widely used to assess patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease (CAD). To that end, the group enrolled consecutive outpatients slated for MPI at their institution between July 2013 and December 2018. The mean age of participants was 70.8 years and 64% were male.

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Susan G. Komen Renames Metastatic Breast Cancer Research Grant After Local Raleigh Resident and Breast Cancer Advocate

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Rhonda was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer when she was only 34 years old, and after four rounds of chemotherapy and 35 rounds of radiation therapy, Rhonda had no evidence of disease in 2013. Rhonda knew that new cutting-edge treatments would be her best chance to outlast MBC and the only way to new treatments was research.

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Rethinking Fluid Resuscitation in Vaso-Occlusive Crisis: Is Lactated Ringer’s the Superior Choice?

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Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) affects an estimated 300,000 infants born worldwide each year and has a total estimated prevalence of 100,000 in the United States alone ( Piel 2017 ). Sickle Cell Disease. Sickle Cell Disease in the ED. Lactated Ringer (LR) and 0.9% Citations: Piel FB, Steinberg MH, Rees DC. N Engl J Med.