After the early detection of breast cancer, many women have benefited from extended survival following treatment. There is therefore a […]
Posts Tagged ‘Mastectomy’
Phase-Contrast Imaging and Breast Surgery
One of the challenges facing a surgeon when excising a malignant tumour from a patient’s breast is whether the entire […]
Feasibility of Breast CT
In February 2015 we published a story that highlighted the difference between breast computed tomography (BCT) that generates true 3D images, and […]
Rethinking the Treatment of Breast Cancer
Thirty years ago the American Cancer Society joined forces with the pharmaceutical company AstraZenica to found National Breast Cancer Awareness Month […]
DCIS Rears its Head – Again
Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) was the focus of a blog two years ago entitled “To treat or not to treat?” The […]
Terahertz Imaging of Breast Tumours
There is a region of the electromagnetic spectrum lying between microwaves and infrared known as the “terahertz gap” that encompasses the frequency […]
A Mastectomy – Just to be Safe?
In 1997, at age 35, Peggy Orenstein was diagnosed with breast cancer, a low-grade tumour that was excised. She went on with her life as […]
The Power of Celebrity
Betty Ford in the White House, 1974. For many Americans, their abiding memory of Richard Nixon is of him waving goodbye, […]
A Tale of a Faulty Gene
Dr Mary-Claire King. Copyright: Susan G Komen for the Cure. In 1961 Mary-Claire King was just fifteen when she watched her […]