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Tag: breast cancer

Cocktail of repurposed drugs offers hope to breast cancer patients

In a significant stride towards combating metastatic breast cancer, Israeli researchers unveiled a novel therapeutic approach utilising already-existing medications...

Israeli computational model predicts breast cancer risks

Tel Aviv University researchers have announced the development of a computational model to predict increased genetic risk for breast...

Israeli hand-held ultrasound device stands to revolutionise breast cancer diagnosis

For more than a generation, the medical establishment has considered mammography to be the most accurate measure of breast health, and part of a $20 billion annual breast scanning industry in the United States alone.

An award for Jill

Author and authoritative medical writer, Jill Margo has been honoured by the National Press Club in its Health Journalist of the Year Awards for her article about former Premier of NSW Nick Greiner.

Jewish group supports breast cancer detection tool employing blind women

As of 2005, German gynaecologist Dr. Frank Hoffmann was no longer allowed to send women under the age of 50 to get mammograms without first finding a breast abnormality during his routine examination....writes Alina Dain Sharon.