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April 18th 2025
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Study Challenges Need for Preventive Bilateral Mastectomy in Women with DCIS
May 1st 2017Per the American Cancer Society, removing both breasts before cancer is diagnosed can reduce the risk of breast cancer by up to 97 percent. However, a new study finds that this may be an unnecessary surgery in patients with DCIS.
FDA Clears Second Scalp Cooling System for Hair Loss in Patients With Breast Cancer
April 19th 2017The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared for marketing the nation’s second cooling cap — Paxman Scalp Cooling System — to reduce hair loss in patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy.