Diagnosis & Disease Information

Cancer-Associated Thrombosis: An Overview

Ghaleb Elyamany, Ali Mattar Alzahrani, Eman Bukhary

January 22, 2015

This review examines the epidemiology and pathophysiology of cancer-associated thrombosis, risk factors, and new predictive biomarkers for venous thromboembolism (VTE).

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Implementation of lung cancer screening: promises and hurdles

Helmut Prosch

December 5, 2014

[Translational Lung Cancer Research] There is medical and public interest in lung cancer screening but the high prevalence of screen-detected pulmonary nodules, over-diagnosis concerns, cumulative radiation danger, and insufficient data on cost-efficiency of lung cancer screening remain concerns.

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Preventative therapies for healthy women at high risk of breast cancer

Ivana Sestak

November 20, 2014

SERMs and aromatase inhibitors have been proven to be excellent agents in the preventive setting for ER-positive breast cancer, but newer agents must be found specifically for ER-negative breast cancers, which mostly occur in premenopausal women.

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Breast Positioning during Mammography: Mistakes to be Avoided

Manju Bala Popli, Rahul Teotia, Meenakshi Narang and Hare Krishna

October 2, 2014

[Breast Cancer (Auckl)] Breast positioning is the key factor affecting a mammogram. Done properly, correct positioning maximizes the amount of breast tissue being imaged, eliminates most of the artifacts, and increases sensitivity of the mammogram.

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Studying Cancer Treatment in the Elderly Patient Population

Lodovico Balducci, MD

September 30, 2014

[Cancer Control] Age has in impact on the biology of cancer, treatment goals, and barriers to treatment. Older patients are also currently under-represented in clinical trials, but this need not be the case.

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