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PET Scans Help Decisions In ER And Breast Cancer
A study has found 100% accuracy for subsequent outcomes with hormonal therapy A small prospective study showed that PET imaging of the progesterone receptor (PgR) response to an estradiol challenge the usual predicted breast cancer response to hormonal therapy. PET with a progestin-analog tracer showed increased PgR levels, indicative of functional estrogen receptors (ERs), in…
Read MoreBreast Cancer Named Most Diagnosed Form Of Cancer Over Lung Cancer
Breast cancer exceeded lung cancer as the most diagnosed form of cancer in the world for the first time in history, experts found. The American Cancer Society calculated about 19.3 million new cancer cases occurred last year, 10 million of which ended in patients not making it. Breast cancer in women was diagnosed in 2.3…
Read MoreBeneficial Effects of Exercise on Breast Cancer
By Jonathan Sims, MD Did you know that women can reduce their risk of developing breast cancer with exercise? Study after study shows that women who are physically active reduce their risk for breast cancer. Studies also validate that women who develop breast cancer reduce their risk of recurrence after treatment by starting an exercise…
Read MoreDense Breast Cancer Screening Should Include Automated Breast Ultrasound (ABUS)
By Jon Ekstrom, MD | RAPC A woman with fatty breasts is less likely to develop breast cancer than a woman who has dense breasts. Also, the denser a woman’s breasts, the higher her risk of developing breast cancer. Today, women with dense breasts are having mammograms as well as additional breast cancer screening tests.…
Read MoreWhat Causes Breast Cancer in Men?
By Jonathan Sims, MD | RAPC Did you know that men can develop breast cancer? Yes, it’s true — in the United States, approximately one out of every 100 cases of breast cancer occur in a man. Both men and women have breasts. Their anatomy is very similar. Men and women have nipples and areola,…
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