Eleven years ago, we reviewed the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer, by oncologist Dr Siddhartha Mukherjee (© […]
Posts Tagged ‘Breast Cancer’
Leap Forward with CRISPR
Two years ago, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna for “the development of a method […]
DBT and AI – What a Combination!
Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) was approved by the FDA in 2011 as a screening modality for the early detection of […]
Watching Breast Cancer Cells Form
Imagine if it was possible for a surgeon, when operating on a patient with breast cancer, to insert a microscope […]
It’s Time for the Minnies!
In 1999, a website called AuntMinnie.com was launched, and for the past 23 years it has provided a focal point where the […]
Breast Cancer and Spinal Deformity
After the early detection of breast cancer, many women have benefited from extended survival following treatment. There is therefore a […]
ABUS Firm Raises Another $30 Million
Delphinus Medical Technologies has just announced the closing of a $30 million investment to fast-track commercialisation of its SoftVue automated breast ultrasound […]
World Dense Breast Day
On the eve of Breast Cancer Awareness Month comes the news that Katie Couric, the former CBS Evening News anchor, was diagnosed with […]
1.5 Billion Women Lack Health Screening
On Wednesday this week, Hologic released its second annual global women’s health index (GWHI), which provides a framework for achieving comprehensive progress. […]
Articles Retracted by Nobel Laureate
On 7 October 2019, Dr Gregg Semenza of Johns Hopkins University received a life-changing call from Sweden to say he’d been awarded […]