Debunking The Vanishing Breast Cancer Myth
None of 42 experienced radiologists recalled having seen a single case of breast cancer vanish or regress without treatment.
Why I’m Wary Of Grail And Its Plan To Develop A Cancer Detection Blood Test
My worry for Grail is that a lot of people will get worked up upon finding genetic changes of unknown significance. Meanwhile, it might fail to detect cancer in people who really have it.
The Case Against The Case Against Mammography
The overdiagnosis campaign reflects a lack of respect for women’s capacity to act rationally upon receiving an abnormal test result.
A Turning Point In The Breast Cancer Screening Debate?
The series invites women and doctors to step out of their pro- or con- trenches, take a look at the modern screening landscape, scrutinize everything and re-assess all options.
Yes, Early Breast Cancer Detection Does Matter, New Study Finds
Whether or not mammography is effective at detecting breast cancer early, these findings demonstrate the current benefit of early detection.
Why Women And Doctors Need To Know More About DCIS
DCIS accounts for approximately 1 in 5 breast cancer-ish diagnoses in the United States. The practical problem with DCIS is that most oncologists, surgical and medical, will admit they’re not sure what to do about it.
A Perfect Blood Test For Pancreatic Cancer?
If confirmed, this method of liquid biopsy would enable monitoring and genetic evaluation of pancreatic cancer from blood.
Cutting Through The Hyped Costs Of Mammograms
The authors’ definition of false positives and assumptions of overdiagnosis undermine calculations of mammography’s costs.
Bill Clinton Speaks About Science And Cancer Research At Charity Event
“You’ll be shocked when they finally figure out how to do early detection, how relatively inexpensive it will be, quickly,” Clinton said at an ovarian cancer charity event.
Automated Ultrasound Can Improve Breast Cancer Detection In Women With Dense Breasts
Automated whole breast ultrasound screening has the potential to improve breast cancer screening of women with dense breasts.
For Colon Cancer Screening, Cologuard Test Offers A Solid New Option
Getting checked, one way or another, has even been deemed cost-effective. The question for colorectal cancer, if you choose to be screened, is how: what’s the best method?
All Women Should Have Access To Ultrasound Screening For Breast Cancer
Radiologists who publish academic papers on breast imaging may be influenced by idiosyncrasies in training, what machines their practices own or hospitals happen to have purchased, anecdotal experiences and personal skills.
Why News About Thyroid Cancer Screening Doesn’t Apply To Breast Cancer
Too often, people undergo surgery for small, unlikely-to-be-harmful thyroid tumors. But thyroid cancer is not breast cancer.
New Article on Mammography Spawns False Hope That Breast Cancer is Not a Dangerous Disease
Few forms of invasive breast cancer warrant no treatment unless the patient is so old that she is likely to die first of another condition, or the patient prefers to die of the disease….“Mammograms Spot Cancers That May Not Be Dangerous,” said….