Search Tag: breast screening
Flatiron Data Supports Using Palbociclib Plus an Aromatase Inhibitor for Metastatic Breast Cancer
2022 09 May
This Pfizer-sponsored study used de-identified data derived from the Flatiron Health Analytic Database in a retrospective observational study to demonstrate palbociclib (PAL) combined with an aromatase inhibitor (AI) is an effective first-line therapy for treating metastatic breast cancer. Hormone receptor-positive/human epidermal growth factor... Read more
How Good is the Evidence Informing Breast Cancer Clinical Practice Guidelines?
2022 05 May
A study published in Clinical Breast Cancer revealed that the quality of the systematic reviews that provide the evidence to inform clinical practice guidelines differed widely. The systematic reviews and meta-analyses used to inform the clinical practice guidelines for the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (U.S.) and European Society... Read more
How Do Perceptions of Radiologists and AI Systems in Breast Screening Differ?
2022 05 May
A study published in Nature Scientific Reports revealed striking differences in the way radiologists and artificial intelligence (AI) systems perceive breast cancer lesions. Given that how they recognise breast cancer differs, this New York University study demonstrates the potential value of combining both human and AI methods when making medical... Read more
ASCO’s Clinical Practice Guideline Now Supports Extended Endocrine Therapy with Breast Cancer Index™
2022 27 Apr
Hologic, Inc.announced today that the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has published an update which expands the utility of Breast Cancer Index™ (BCI) within its Clinical Practice Guideline: “Biomarkers for Adjuvant Endocrine and Chemotherapy in Early-Stage Breast Cancer.” Specifically, ASCO now recognizes BCI as the only genomic test... Read more
AI in Population Breast Screening Cuts Radiologist Workload by 63%
2022 25 Apr
Danish and Dutch researchers recently demonstrated that using artificial intelligence (AI) as an aid in population-based breast screening can cut radiologist workload by 63% and false positive finding by 25%. Examining the mammograms produced by population-based breast cancer screening program produces a significant workload for radiologists.... Read more
Talk. Test. Treat. STDs are Preventable, Treatable, and Mostly Curable
2022 14 Apr
Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Awareness Week is observed in the U.S. yearly during the second whole week of April. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 20% of the U.S. (68 million) had a sexually transmitted infection (STI) in 2018. About 26 million were new infections which incurred USD $16 billion in direct... Read more
AI as Second Reader Performs Well in Breast Cancer Screening
2022 31 Mar
Researchers from the Cancer Registry of Norway demonstrated that a commercial artificial intelligence (AI) system could detect breast cancer from mammographic images and serve as a second reader in a retrospective study published in Radiology . Examining mammograms gathered as part of a population-based breast cancer screening program produces... Read more
HER2-Positive Breast Cancers No Longer Brings a Poor Prognosis
2022 24 Mar
Brazilian researchers (Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil) recently examined whether HER2-positive breast cancers should still be associated with poor prognosis given the advance in HER2-targeted therapies. HER2, found on the surface of all breast cells, is a protein involved in cell growth. HER2-positive breast cancers are normally aggressive and associated... Read more
An AI Algorithm for Determining Breast Density on BI-RADS Scale
2022 23 Mar
An Italian research group (Milan, Italy) recently described a fully automated artificial intelligence (AI)-system for measuring breast density in Radiology: Artificial Intelligence . Breast density is a common risk factor for breast cancer because it can reduce the sensitivity of mammography screening. Density is commonly visually rated on the... Read more
Mammograms Shouldn’t Revolve Around COVID-19 Vaccinations
2022 16 Mar
The Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) now recommends that women should not delay mammograms due to COVID-19 vaccinations. Lymph node swelling caused by vaccination presented a concern for false positives because this is a signal also associated with cancer. Women were advised in 2021 to delay mammograms to avoid false-positive results and unnecessary... Read more