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Breast Cancer Stem Cells Seem to Survive Radiation Therapy
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Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 | 3 In another new study, Dutch researchers found that comparing current mammograms to previous ones is valuable and can reduce referrals for lesions that turn out not to be cancerous. The researchers asked 12 experienced radiologists to read 160 mammograms twice; in one case, they had previous mammograms to refer to and, in the other, they did not.
When they had access to the previous mammograms, their detection performance improved. Having the prior mammogram to look at reduced referrals by 44 percent for suspicious areas that turned out not to be cancerous.
The findings are published in the January issue of the journal Radiology.
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To learn more about radiation treatment for breast cancer, visit the American Cancer Society.
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Last updated 12/19/2006
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SOURCES: Maximilian Diehn, M.D., Ph.D., resident in radiation oncology and postdoctoral fellow, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif.; Frank Pajonk, M.D., Ph.D., assistant adjunct professor of radiation oncology, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine; Dec. 20, 2006, Journal of the National Cancer Institute; January 2007, Radiology
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