News • Imaging study shows
Breast MRI effective at detecting cancer in dense breasts
Compared to other common supplemental screening methods, breast MRI was superior at detecting breast cancer in women with dense breasts, according to a new study.
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Article • Promising approach
Focused ultrasound ablation for treatment of breast tumours
Focused ultrasound (FUS) ablation is an emerging treatment for breast tumours. Its use was highlighted in an October webinar focused on emerging immunotherapy research and breast cancer.
News • Making tumours susceptible to chemo
Breast cancer: target protein may hold key to therapy success
A rare variant of a protein present in nearly all human cells may hold the key to improving the effectiveness of breast cancer treatment, according to University of Manchester research.
News • Patient-derived whole-tumor cell culture model
Breast cancer: New method finds the right therapy
Swedish researchers have developed a method that should be able to predict whether a patient with breast cancer will benefit from a particular treatment or not.
News • Prevalence of metastatic BRCA
New research shows scale of secondary breast cancer in England
A cancer researcher and consultant has estimated for the first time how many women are living with secondary breast cancer in England – in new research which could help to shape cancer services.
News • Potential treatments for relapsing breast cancer patients
New technique for tracking resistant breast cancer cells
Scientists managed to identify and kill breast cancer cells that evade standard treatments in a study in mice. The is a step towards the development of new treatments to prevent relapse in patients.
Article • Cancer screening
The need for breast imaging for transgender patients
The need for breast cancer screening of transgender individuals has been a topic of uncertainty until recently, due to lack of reliable patient data, consensus by radiologists, published research, and recommended guidelines. A 2021 survey of Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) members revealed that ‘breast radiologists differ in their practice and knowledge regarding screening of transgender…
Article • Alternative to lumpectomy
Breast cryoablation for surgically inoperative patients
Breast cryoablation is an emerging treatment for early-stage, localized breast cancer that destroys malignant tumours by freezing them. During the past decade, it has been increasingly utilized as an alternative to lumpectomy, but its long-term benefits compared to other breast cancer treatments are still unproven.
News • Bioelectric patterns
Scientists listen in on the ‘electrical language’ of breast cancer
New research has found variable voltages in the membranes of breast cancer cells, revealing clues about how they grow and spread.
News • Tumor location as important growth factor
New molecular microscopy uncovers breast cancer spread
Researchers have created a tool that maps how breast cancer grows in previously unseen detail, and highlights how the cells around the tumour may be the key to controlling the spread of disease.
News • Possible biological explanation found
Why are dense breasts associated with increased cancer risk?
The risk of developing breast cancer is higher in breasts with high density. But why is that? Researchers at Linköping University have shown major biological differences that promote cancer growth.
News • Filopodia research
'Sticky fingers' in cells keep breast cancer contained
Researchers in Finland have identified that finger-like cellular extensions called filopodia contribute to building a barrier surrounding breast tumours.
Article • Mammography supplement
Breast MRI screening for women with high-risk lesions – is it necessary?
Women with high-risk breast lesions (HRLs) and no family history of breast cancer or BRCA mutations are generally considered to be at moderate risk of developing breast cancer. Breast cancer screening guidelines suggest breast MRI be considered as a supplement to mammography. But is this expensive exam necessary?
Article • Prediction for breast, ovarian, cervical, and endometrial carcinoma
New test detects four women’s cancers from cervical screening samples
What if a test analysing cervical cells from a gynaecological swab could be used to detect four different female cancers at an early stage and also predict cancer risk over a healthy woman's lifetime? Researchers at the EUTOPS Institute in Innsbruck, Austria, are developing tests to do just that for breast, ovarian, cervical, and endometrial cancer detection.
News • New study
Can physical exercise enhance the effect of chemotherapy against breast cancer?
Many women diagnosed with breast cancer can be cured with surgery, radiotherapy and medical treatment. Swedish researchers explore whether physical exercise can support the anti-tumour effects.
News • Insights into stem cell behaviour
Breast cancer: new mechanism of drug resistance discovered
Scientists in Italy discovered a new drug-resistance mechanism in breast cancer that leads to the formation of cancer stem cells. They also devised an experimental therapy to bypass or prevent this.
Article • Patient front and centre
One-Stop Clinic: diagnosis and treatment in one day, on one site, by one team
Cancer – one word that turns the patients’ world upside down. In addition to uncertainty and fear, they often face an unnerving series of exams and treatments. With its new One-Stop Clinic concept, GE Healthcare now wants to help make this journey as smooth as possible. At a single location, in an environment designed for comfort, the patients undergo all necessary steps within a short period…
News • Suggestion for double reading practice
Solving the radiologist shortage with trained radiographers
When double reading screening mammograms, radiographers trained for the task perform as well as radiologists in key areas, according to a new publication.
News • Relapse rate research
Breast cancer: Fertility preservation measures do not increase recurrence risk
A new study shows that women with a breast cancer diagnosis undergoing procedures for fertility preservation are not at increased risk of recurrence of the disease or disease-specific mortality.
News • Impact of body constitution
Breast cancer: Tumour environment can affect prognosis
The interplay between the patient’s BMI, tumour size and cancer-specific proteins is of importance for the prognosis of breast cancer, a study from Sweden shows.
Article • Hologic at ECR 2022
Painting a global picture of Women’s health
At the ECR 2022 congress in Vienna, Hologic went beyond just showcasing new systems for women’s health. Additional focus topics were the mitigation of the pandemic impact on screening programmes and the situation of women around the world without access to advanced diagnostic technologies – or even the most basic standards of healthcare.
News • High-risk pathology identification
Single vs. multiple architectural distortion on digital breast tomosynthesis
Patients with multiple architectural distortion (AD) identified on digital breast tomosynthesis may benefit from biopsy of all areas, given the variation of pathologic diagnoses across individuals.
Article • Breast cancer
The case for contrast-enhanced mammography
Contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) has gone a long way since it was first approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2011. An Italian expert explained how useful the modality has become in breast imaging in a dedicated course at ECR 2022.
Article • Multiparametric ultrasound
Experts assess usefulness of MPUS in the diagnostic conundrum
Multiparametric ultrasound (MPUS) has proven its value in the abdomen – now, the technique is increasingly moving towards peripheral areas such as breast and testis imaging, experts showed in a dedicated session at ECR 2022.
News • Contrast-enhanced mammography vs. MRI
Neoadjuvant therapy response in breast cancer
Contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) may be a useful alternative test for neoadjuvant therapy (NAT) response assessment in patients with breast cancer who are unable to undergo MRI.
