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by hernews
Posted: Fri., September 5, 2008, 11:54 am
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By:Sandy Powers/DivineCaroline
In 2005, I had my yearly wellness check-up with my gynecologist.
“Breast exam fine,” he said. “If your Pap test is normal, I’ll send a card. Otherwise, I’ll call. And here’s your order for a mammogram.”
A scene repeated throughout the years but this time it was going to be different.
My Pap test came back negative. One down and one to go, I thought as I made my mammogram appointment. A few days after my mammogram, the radiologist called.
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by hernews
Posted: Tue., August 19, 2008, 12:05 pm
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TUESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Inexpensive ultrasound imaging may be a simple way to help determine who's at high risk for a heart attack or other cardiovascular issues, a new study says.
Researchers conducted ultrasound imaging on the carotid arteries -- the two vessels that supply blood to the head and neck -- of 1,268 patients who were asymptomatic but at high risk for cardiovascular disease. They found that nearly half the patients had carotid artery disease.
The findings are published in the September issue of the journal Radiology.
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by Dr Jay Harness
Posted: Thu., August 14, 2008, 07:21 pm
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Dr. Harness explains if it's important for your radiologist to be specially trained in breast imaging. Jay K. Harness, MD, is the Former President of the American Society of Breast Surgeons and the Medical Director of the St. Joseph Hospital Comprehensive Breast Center in the city of Orange in Orange County California.
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by hernews
Posted: Tue., May 13, 2008, 01:49 pm
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By Serena Gordon
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- While undoubtedly lifesaving for many women, mammography is far from perfect. But, undergoing breast ultrasound in addition to standard mammography can find more cancers in high-risk women, particularly those with dense breast tissue, a new study found.
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by Sh34k4
Posted: Wed., April 23, 2008, 06:31 pm
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I want to take a moment to tell you a bit about breast cancer. I'm only 18 years old, but recently I had a minor run-in with breast cancer. I went to my very first gynecologist appointment in September of 2007 and she felt a lump in my right breast. She recommended that I get a mammogram and an ultrasound. YES, the dreaded mammogram. Every woman dreads her yearly visit, but could you possibly image what it was like for me, this all being bundled into my very first visit?
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