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Low-Dose Positron Emission Mammography Helps ID Breast Cancer

In a cohort of 25 women newly diagnosed with breast cancer, 24 cancers were identified with PEM

Wellness Visits, Preventive Screenings Not Back to Prepandemic Levels

Fewer adults had wellness visits in 2022 than 2019, with most pronounced decline seen among Asians

Early FDG PET/CT Can ID Metabolic Changes in Advanced Melanoma

Metabolic changes associated with progression-free survival in patients receiving pembrolizumab

High-Frequency Jet Ventilation Seems Safe for Lung Ablation

HFJV under general anesthesia as safe as spontaneous respiration under moderate sedation for percutaneous lung ablation

Inherited Genetic Loci Identified for Thinner Retinal Layers Using Optical CT

Thinner retinal layers phenotypically associated with ocular, neuropsychiatric, cardiometabolic, pulmonary conditions

Older Adults Average 20.7 Total Health Care Contact Days a Year

Factors linked to more ambulatory contact days include younger age, female sex, White race, non-Hispanic ethnicity

Chemoradiation With SABR Boost Safe, Effective for Advanced Lung Cancer

Increased radiation with SABR boost seems to enhance local control but with reduced overall survival at highest dose

1975 to 2019 Saw 58 Percent Decrease in Breast Cancer Mortality

Of the reduction, 29 percent was due to treatment of metastatic breast cancer, 25 percent due to mammography screening

Clinical Breast Exam Rarely Detects Second Breast Cancer After DCIS

Second breast cancers were most often imaging-detected or patient-detected, with only 2.2 percent detected by physician

Affordable Care Act Sees Record Number of Americans Signing Up

Latest enrollment figures mean a quarter more Americans have signed up for coverage this year compared with last year