The use of diabetes treatment, whether by diet or pills such as metformin, decreases mammographic density (MD), one of the strongest risk factors for breast cancer, whereas taking insulin appears to increase it. These findings were part of a presentation at the 10th European Breast Cancer Conference.

March 9, 2016 — Radiotherapy to the whole breast is standard treatment after breast-conserving surgery for women with early breast cancer, even those who have a low risk of the disease returning in the breast (local relapse). However, whole breast radiotherapy can cause changes in the appearance of the breast, which may also be firmer and tender to the touch, resulting in psychological distress.

March 9, 2016 — Japanese business magazine Nikkei Asian Review reported Wednesday that Canon has been named the winning bidder for the acquisition of Toshiba Medical Systems. As the winning bidder, Canon has exclusive rights to negotiate until March 18 for a majority stake in the company. The winning bid was reportedly valued at $6.21 billion.  

The Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital at Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics is providing its vascular surgery patients with fast, high-quality ultrasound exams using two new Aplio 500 Platinum systems from Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. The premier integrated delivery network (IDN) in East Texas is utilizing the systems in its vascular surgical group for pre-surgical planning.

“You keep same-in’ when you ought to be a changin’ … One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you.”

— “These boots are made for walking,” Nancy Sinatra

 

Where better for the wisdom of Nancy Sinatra to take root than in Las Vegas, site of this year’s HIMSS conference. There the evolution of advanced visualization was in plain and startling view.

Playing “brain-training” video games may help improve some cognitive abilities of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) by strengthening neural connections in an important part of their brains, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.

EOS imaging announced that it has received CE Mark for spineEOS, its online 3-D planning software for spine surgery based on EOS bi-planar imaging. spineEOS is the third “EOSapp” software planning solution introduced by the company, joining its hipEOS and kneeEOS products.

Fluoroscopy makes guiding a catheter through a blood vessel possible. However, fluoroscopy, a form of real-time moving X-ray, also exposes the patient to radiation. Now, a University of Missouri School of Medicine researcher has evaluated technology that may be used to replace fluoroscopy, eliminating the need for X-ray during cardiac ablation procedures.

Brainlab announced the results of a study with leading international cancer centers aimed at understanding the safety and efficacy of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in the treatment of patients with prostate cancer.

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