POLYGENIC RISK SCORES IMPROVE RISK ESTIMATES IN CARRIERS OF MODERATE BREAST CANCER GENES
Study builds on data predicting risk in non-carriers
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Risk of a Second Breast Cancer Following Bilateral Mastectomy
There is little doubt that bilateral mastectomy (BM) for unilateral cancer has risen sharply in the US, even in patients not carrying a deleterious mutation. T...
Project Nightingale: Google deals with Ascension, obtains medical records
Google accumulates data from search, email, and maps and clearly knows how people live. One treasure trove of data has eluded Google, healthcare information. As...
BRCA and CNS Metastasis
Since sequenced in 1994-1995, BRCA1 and BRCA2 are known to be phenotypically different. Whereas most BRCA1 tumors are high-grade and ER-negative, most BRCA2 tum...
BREAST CANCER INCIDENCE RISING AS PLUNGE IN DEATH RATE BEGINS TO SLOW
There are currently 3.8 million women with a history of breast cancer living in the United States. Since 1989 the death rate has plunged 40%. According to the A...
DCIS WITH MICROINVASION ON CORE BIOPSY. SENTINEL NODE BIOPSY?
Approximately 10% of patients having DCIS on core biopsy will be found to have microinvasion on surgical excision (DCISM). When considering sentinel node biopsy...
IMPACT OF CURRENT TECHNOLOGY ON PATIENT EVALUATION
Marking the publication of his latest tome, Talking to Strangers, Malcolm Gladwell sat down for an interview for Web MD magazine with Lauren Paige Kennedy. Glad...
BREAST CANCER SUBTYPE EXCESS FAMILIAL CLUSTERING
Pedigree with familial clustering of mucinous carcinoma
REDEFINING THE SENSITIVITY OF SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY: A REVIEW
From its inception, screening mammography has enjoyed a perceived level of sensitivity that is inconsistent with available evidence. The original data that impa...
