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According to new research published in the November issue of Archives of Surgery, women who live in wealthier communities with lower population densities and a larger proportion of college-educated individuals are more likely to have immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy. Every year in the Unites States, breast cancer affects 134 of every 100,000 women.
Early breast health education may be the key to lowering breast cancer mortality rates in Washington, D.C., which has the highest rates in the country, according to research presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research.
African-American women are at a higher risk for ER/PR negative breast cancer. A new study, to be presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, found that race, socioeconomic characteristics and other tumor characteristics are all important predictors of having ER/PR negative breast cancer.
Although President-elect Barack Obama "seems to be preparing for office with characteristic care and seriousness," he "need[s] to be aware of ... certain tripwires that could trigger explosive controversy," including issues regarding embryonic stem cell research and abortion rights, columnist Michael Gerson writes in a Washington Post opinion piece.
Mpathy Medical, a rapidly growing medical device company which specializes in restoring pelvic health to women, today announced the findings of a retrospective cohort study carried out by Red Alinsod, MD, FACOG, FACS, ACGE, Laguna Beach, CA. This study demonstrates a low complication profile for Restorelle™, the company's pelvic floor restoration product line, which is constructed with its ultra lightweight Smartmesh™.
Latina women who prefer speaking Spanish are more likely than other ethnic groups to express regret or dissatisfaction with their breast cancer treatment, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. Despite receiving similar treatment, Latina women were 5.6 times more likely than white women to report high levels of dissatisfaction and regret about their breast cancer treatment decision.
