CHICAGO – Rates of breast biopsy (removal of tissue for diagnostic evaluation) remained stable over a 12 year period even as mammogram use increased and new and less invasive biopsy techniques were ...

Ultrasound is widely used in breast cancer diagnosis. While it can effectively show that a lump is filled with ...

Researchers have developed a new breast biopsy technique that could lead to decreased procedure times and reduced patient discomfort and morbidity, according to a study performed at Roberts Research ...

A new surgical technique for women with high-risk Ductal Carcinoma In-Situ (DCIS), known as a ‘delayed’ sentinel lymph node biopsy, is part of a new campaign centered on saving patients’ lymph nodes ...

Trends in the use of adjuvant anthracycline- and taxane-based chemotherapy regimens in early-stage breast cancer, by surgery type. Impact of smoking on acute skin toxicity due to radiation therapy in ...

Lymphatic mapping, a recent technique first developed for the management of melanoma, is based on the concept that information about the status of the entire lymphatic drainage from a tumor site could ...

The humble mammogram may soon be getting a complementary new partner to boost breast cancer screening. Liquid biopsy developer Freenome and Medtech giant Siemens Healthineers are putting their heads ...

Reviewed by Eleonora Teplinsky, MD, Head of Breast Medical Oncology at Valley Health System in Paramus, New Jersey, Clinical Assistant Professor at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York ...

The following is not an exhaustive list of all techniques under investigation, but rather is the authors' view on some interesting and promising, and very exciting, new technologies, which may change ...

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death globally, with nearly 20 million new cases and 9.7 million deaths in 2022. Early detection plays a crucial role in reducing cancer-related morbidity and ...