The American Cancer Society reports that “finding breast cancer early and getting state-of-the-art cancer treatment are the most important strategies to prevent deaths from breast cancer.” In an ...

May 5, 2003 — Breast biopsy using 14-gauge needles should be the standard of care, according to the results of two studies presented on May 5 at the American Roentgen Ray Society annual meeting in San ...

The two principle variables of renal mass biopsy are image-guidance modality and needle type and size. In addition, there are many factors that affect efficacy and safety, including patient-related ...

Researchers in Australia have made a new type of imaging needle that can be used during brain biopsies to detect cerebral blood vessels. The device, which is the first of its kind, works thanks to an ...

In multiple myeloma, abnormal plasma cells build up inside bone marrow -- the spongy tissue inside large bones where blood cells are produced. Over time, myeloma cells cause damage to bones, kidneys, ...

A single-center experience with CELLSEARCH system circulating tumor cell test on patients with metastatic breast cancer. BIM deletion polymorphism and the clinical outcome of patients with advanced ...