| Breast cancer treatment could be better for patien
Breast cancer treatment has come a long way. In recent years patients have been getting what's called partial breast radiation therapy, which takes one week instead of seven. Now there's a new kind of this therapy that could be even better for patients. .
New early-stage breast cancer treatment at Saint John’s
The SAVI applicator, which treats early-stage breast cancer, is now in use at Saint John's Health System.Saint John's is one of the first hospitals in the country to use it. New early-stage breast cancer treatment at Saint John's The Herald Bulletin .
Florida fares poorly in Komen report
Florida is among the "most restrictive" states for women seeking state help during breast cancer treatment, according to a new report from Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The State of Breast Cancer Report released Monday said that Florida is one of 21 states that still determine a woman ineligible for Medicaid-funded treatment, unless she was screened through the state program. That restricts access to care for those diagnosed elsewhere, according to a release from the Florida Suncoast Affiliate of Komen for the Cure, a network of breast cancer survivors and activists. The affiliate plans to lobby the Florida Legislature to change laws affecting women seeking Medicaid-funded treatment for breast cancer, the release said. In 2006, the affiliate said it provided 2,500 initial screening mammograms and 1,100 initial diagnostic procedures including biopsies, and 89 women were diagnosed and treated for breast cancer.
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An abstract of the study is available online. Most Women Unaware of WHI Results, Survey Says
Most women are unaware of the results from WHI studies that have found significant health risks associated with long-term hormone replacement therapy, according to a recently released survey, HealthDay/Washington Post reports (Doheny, HealthDay/Washington Post, 10/10).
NIH researchers in July 2002 ended the WHI study on combination HRT three years early because they determined that the treatment might increase the risk for heart disease, invasive breast cancer and other health problems. A later WHI analysis, published in the April 4 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that HRT use among women in their 50s does not increase their risk for heart attack (Kaiser Daily Women's Health Policy Report, 9/17).
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