May 2, 2003 (New Orleans) — Ductal lavage is a "technology that is in its infancy," yet a short series suggests that the procedure is well accepted by women and is a technology that is easily adapted ...

A new assessment procedure for women who are at high risk for breast cancer has become available in Kingston, and several women have used it to better take charge of their health. The procedure is ...

Mention breast cancer and almost every woman’s face will cloud over. She either has battled the disease or knows someone who has. Nearly 41,000 are expected to die from it this year. So a newly ...

B O S T O N, Nov. 28 -- Doctors have developed a diagnostic tool that will help determine the threat of breast cancer for women at high risk for the disease. Women with a history of breast cancer in ...

At times when the breast lumps are too small to be picked up by a mammogram, the patient may be unaware that she is a potential candidate for breast cancer. But to offset this problem, scientists at ...

Doctors at Manhattan’s Beth Israel Medical Center have begun using a revolutionary new procedure that can detect breast cancer years before a tumor would show up on a mammogram. The new technique, ...

Early detection of breast lesions continues to be an important goal in the management of breast cancer. At present, mammographic imaging in addition to physical examination is the main screening ...

D. Scott Lind, M.D., F.A.C.S.; Barbara L. Smith, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.; Wiley W. Souba, M.D., Sc.D., F.A.C.S. Advances in endoscopic technology have made ...

Ductal lavage is not an effective method for detecting breast cancer, according to a new study led by researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital that appears in the October 20 issue of the Journal ...

Ductal lavage is not an effective method for detecting breast cancer, according to a new study in the October 20 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Ductal lavage--a method used to ...

It’s one of a women’s biggest fears: getting breast cancer. Doctors advise women 40 and over to go for yearly mammograms, sooner for those at high risk. But mammograms can miss cancer. CBS2’s Paul ...