Breast Cancer
This type of cancer: Breast Cancer, can be Discussed in this Thread.
People suffering because of Breast cancer may like to share how they cope to help others around the world who may be searching for answers.
New Image Analytics May Offer Quick Guidance For Breast Cancer Treatment
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For women with the most common type of breast cancer, a new way to analyze magnetic resonance images (MRI) data appears to reliably distinguish between patients who would need only hormonal treatment and those who also need chemotherapy. The analysis may provide women diagnosed with estrogen positive-receptor (ER-positive) breast cancer answers far faster than current tests and, due to its expected low cost, open the door to this kind of testing worldwide.
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Ultra-fast detection of breast density using MRT helps determine breast cancer risks
A high breast density is an independent risk factor for breast cancer. MRT is the safest method for breast cancer diagnosis and is now used for early diagnosis. Researchers have now successfully developed a method for the exact measurement of breast density using magnetic resonance tomography (MRT) examinations with the Dixon sequence. With this, in addition to a better breast cancer diagnosis, a better assessment of the risk is also possible. Ref. Source 9c.
Radiologists detect breast cancer in 'blink of an eye'
Visual attention researchers showed radiologists mammograms for half a second and found that they could identify abnormal mammograms at better than chance levels. They further tested this ability through a series of experiments to explore what signal may alert radiologists to the presence of a possible abnormality, in the hopes of using these insights to improve breast cancer screening and early detection. Ref. Source 7p.
Breast cancer patients could benefit from controversial hormone
An international team of researchers is tackling the controversy over what some scientists consider to be a 'harmful' hormone, arguing that it could be a game changer in the fight against recurring breast cancers that are resistant to standard treatments. Ref. Source 3w.
Breast cancer linked to bacterial imbalances. Researchers have uncovered differences in the bacterial composition of breast tissue of healthy women vs. Women with breast cancer. The research team has discovered for the first time that healthy breast tissue contains more of the bacterial species Methylobacterium, a finding which could offer a new perspective in the battle against breast cancer. Source 1c.