Breast Cancer

AI use in breast cancer screening as good as two radiologists

The use of artificial intelligence in breast cancer screening is safe and can almost halve the workload of radiologists, according to the world’s most comprehensive trial of its kind. Breast…

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Pink ribbon and Breast Cancer Campaign celebrate 30th anniversary

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The pink ribbon symbol of breast cancer awareness is now 30 years old. Co-created by businesswoman Evelyn Lauder, the ribbon reminds women to get medical checkups…

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Maltese women’s take-up of mammograms falls short of EU average

Just over 60% of Maltese women aged between 50 and 69 years said they had received a mammogram (breast examination by X-ray) within the previous two years, according to the…

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Inquiry recommends the recall of 11,000 patients who underwent breast cancer surgery by a British doctor found guilty of intentional harm

A culture of "avoidance and denial" allowed a breast surgeon to perform botched and unnecessary operations on hundreds of women, a report has found. BBC reports that an independent inquiry…

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WHO applauds low cost breast cancer medicine move good news for women

More women could soon have access to an affordable version of an expensive life-saving breast cancer treatment, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. The UN health agency has prequalified the biosimilar version of the…

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New targeted medicine gives hope to younger women with breast cancer

Younger women with breast cancer have been given the hope of living longer after what is described as “one of the greatest advances in breast cancer research in recent decades”,…

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The number of women dying from breast cancer will begin rising for the first time in decades due to unhealthy living, a new report predicts

Following decades of survival progress, the rising incidence of breast cancer is set to see the total number of UK women dying from the disease begin rising again within four…

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US Study: 70% of women with early-stage breast cancer can safely skip chemotherapy after their tumours have been removed.

Some 70 percent of women with early-stage breast cancer and an intermediate risk of cancer recurrence can safely skip chemotherapy after their tumors have been removed, U.S. researchers said on…

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Shock and anger as major cancer blunder might have led to cut short 270 people’s lives in the UK

A nurse has accused the NHS of a "cover up" after she and thousands of others fell victim to the biggest cancer scandal in the health service's history. Jeremy Hunt, the UK…

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