Socioeconomic status (SES) remains associated with survival among cancer patients in Ontario, despite a universal healthcare approach, according to a study published online Aug. 2 in Cancer.   Read more...

Sectra has implemented its MicroDose Mammography technology into a mobile screening unit in Germany.   Read more...

Using readily available computer programs such as Microsoft Excel, researchers can quickly generate valuable gene signatures for predicting breast cancer without specialized software or extensive bioinformatics training, according to an article published online Sept. 1 in Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research.   Read more...

Radiotherapy provider Varian Medical Systems has treated its first patient with its Gated RapidArc system, a radiotherapy treatment technology that monitors patient breathing and compensates for tumor motion.   Read more...

The California State Legislature has approved a bill to save the state’s mammogram program--Every Woman Counts--with a vote of 34-0 from the Senate and 75-0 in the state assembly last week.   Read more...

The combination of FDG PET/CT and circulating tumor cell (CTC) counts might be a useful tool to monitor response to therapy in breast cancer patients, according to a study published in this month's Journal of Nuclear Medicine.   Read more...

The FDA has alerted the public to problems associated with the quality of mammograms performed at the Medisound facility in Kissimmee, Fla   Read more...

Recently introduced breast imaging modalities, including breast-specific gamma imaging and positron emission mammography, are linked with higher cancer risk per study compared with the risks associated with mammography and extend cancer risk to radiosensitive organs, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in Radiology.   Read more...

The addition of chemotherapy (cisplatin) to radiotherapy improves survival of women with locally advanced cervical cancer compared with radiotherapy alone, without an apparent rise in late treatment complications, according to a study published in the September issue of Clinical Oncology.   Read more...

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute, has established a new advisory committee to develop and coordinate a strategic federal research agenda on environmental and genetic factors related to breast cancer, the Interagency Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Coordinating Committee (IBCERCC).   Read more...

The European Union (EU) has invested EUR3.1 million ($3.97 million U.S.) through the HAMAM project for developing clinical software tools that integrate imaging and quantitative data and combine it with personalized risk profiles for developing breast cancer, based on genetic information and family history.   Read more...

Cardinal Health has entered an agreement with ProVision Healthcare to manage and operate its cyclotron facility in Knoxville, Tenn.   Read more...

Changes in breast cancer mortality after 1988 varied widely among European countries, and the U.K. is among the countries with the largest reductions, found a study published Aug. 11 in the British Medical Journal.   Read more...

Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital in West Bloomfield, Mich., has joined U-Systems-sponsored SOMO•INSIGHT Clinical Study, and will begin enrolling patients for a breast cancer screening study using the somo•v Automated Breast Ultrasound System.   Read more...

Hologic has completed its acquisition of Toronto-based MRI equipment and diagnostic software provider Sentinelle Medical, for the purchase price of $85 million, plus a two-year contingent earn out.   Read more...

Near-infrared fluorescence imaging may be useful to evaluate lymphatic response to pneumatic compression devices therapy in breast cancer survivors, according to a study published in the inaugural issue of Biomedical Optics Express.   Read more...

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has released evidence-based guidelines supporting the use of hypofractionated (HF) whole breast irradiation (WBI) for certain patients with early-stage breast cancer, based on the findings of a study published in the August edition of the International Journal of Radiation, Oncology, Biology and Physics.   Read more...

Breast cancer device developer Orbital Therapy has received a U.S. patent for a self-shielded radiotherapy device, which does not require a traditional vault for operation.   Read more...

Intelerad Medical Systems has assisted radiology practice InHealth Imaging, based in Poulsbo, Wash., in moving to a filmless PACS environment, with the installation of its IntelePACS.   Read more...

Breast MRI screening of women with only a personal, not familial, history of breast cancer was clinically valuable in finding malignancies for 12 percent of all cases, with a reasonable biopsy rate of 39 percent, found a study published in the August issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.   Read more...