Archive for the 'Mammography' Category

Mobile mammography service soon

MUSCAT — The National Association for Cancer Awareness (NACA) has launched the Sultanate’s first Mobile Mammography Unit (MMU).
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Monday, June 8th, 2009

NACA launches mobile mammography unit

MUSCAT — In a great achievement, the National Association for Cancer Awareness (NACA) announced the launch of a Mobile Mammography Unit (MMU) to help fight against cancer at the association’s premises yesterday. The MMU, the first of its kind in the Sultanate, is a sophisticated unit comprising one of the most advanced digital mammography [...]

Sunday, June 7th, 2009

Mammographers must step up to manage high-risk patients

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - Women who have a high risk of developing breast cancer need to be identified. But which healthcare professional has this responsibility? And once a high-risk patient is identified, who’s responsible for managing her care?
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Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

Free mammogram screening at medical congress

Gulf News
Abu Dhabi: A Dh13 million mobile mammography screening unit has been offering women over 40 free screening during the three-day Middle East Obstetrics-Gynaecology Congress & Exhibition 2009 at the National Exhibition Centre which ends today.
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Saturday, April 4th, 2009

Radiation benefits women with early breast cancer

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A review of published studies confirms that the addition of radiation therapy to breast-conserving surgery in the treatment of a noninvasive early form of breast cancer called ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) substantially decreases the risk of recurrence of either DCIS or invasive breast cancer in the affected breast.
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Saturday, February 7th, 2009

Childhood Cancer Survivors Not Getting Recommended Mammograms

TUESDAY, Jan. 27 (HealthDay News) — Almost half of female childhood cancer survivors under the age of 40 who had chest radiation as part of their treatment are not following the recommended advice to get screening mammograms sooner than other women, new research shows.
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Saturday, February 7th, 2009