May 5, 2003 — Breast biopsy using 14-gauge needles should be the standard of care, according to the results of two studies presented on May 5 at the American Roentgen Ray Society annual meeting in San ...

BOOG 13-08 shows skipping sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients 50+ with early-stage, hormone receptor–positive, ...

When breast images - mammogram, ultrasound or breast MRI - show a lump or abnormality in the breast tissue, the next step may be a biopsy to rule out cancer.A breast biopsy is a procedure that ...

After surgery for invasive breast cancer, how often will patients need biopsies during follow-up? Remarkably, the medical literature has been unclear about the answer to this basic question. Now, a ...

A novel, automated liquid biopsy test in development by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center can accurately detect the presence of cancer DNA in the blood of patients with metastatic ...

SAN ANTONIO -- Many patients with early breast cancer can safely skip sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB), results of a large ...

This paper demonstrates that the introduction of large-core needle biopsy (LCNB) replacing needle-localised breast biopsy (NLBB) for nonpalpable (screen-detected) breast lesions could result in ...

Skipping sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in patients with clinically node-negative, hormonal receptor (HR)-positive, ...

A comprehensive study by the Chennai Breast Centre, a renowned one-stop breast cancer facility, revealed that a significant ...

The widespread mammography screening programmes for the early detection of breast cancer gave rise to a tremendous number of biopsies taken in order to determine the nature of sono- or ...

A study reveals that integrated breast cancer assessment centres can reduce misdiagnoses and improve timely diagnoses in ...

While many breast calcifications can be benign, they can also be found in association with breast cancer. Many women never have symptoms when they have breast cancer. They may not feel any different.