By Martha Bebinger – Inside a cancer research laboratory on the campus of Harvard Medical School, two dozen small jars with pink plastic lids sat on a metal counter. Inside these humble-looking jars is the core of Joan Brugge’s current multiyear research project. Brugge lifted up one of the jars and gazed at it with reverence.
By Ronnie Cohen – While physicians mostly applauded a government-appointed panel’s recommendation that women get routine mammography screening for breast cancer starting at age 40, down from 50, not everyone approves.
By Devin Partida – Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans can detect early signs of breast cancer, leading to more timely treatment. However, a false-positive result based on MRI scans can cause unnecessary tests and treatments like biopsies and potentially surgery.
Nurse Lauren, contributor of NursesNOW, discusses Breast Cancer Awareness Month this week in her Wellness Wednesday post. Remember that in addition to wearing pink this month to raise awareness, you should also be doing your monthly self-checks and scheduling your yearly mammogram.
Nurse Lauren, contributor of NursesNOW, discusses Breast Cancer Awareness Month this week in her Wellness Wednesday post. Remember that in addition to wearing pink this month to raise awareness, you should also be doing your monthly self-checks and scheduling your yearly mammogram.
With healthcare technology changing and improving everyday, precision medicine (PM), the medical model proposing customizing healthcare, including an individualized tailoring of all medical decisions, practices, and products to every patient, is also on the rise. Today’s Friday Five includes everything you need to currently know about precision medicine.
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