Tag Breast cancer
Colleagues pay tribute to cancer researcher Patti Keely
It would be easy to simply say Patti Keely was a world-class, nationally recognized breast cancer researcher at the UW School of Medicine and Public…
Study: Some women need more frequent mammograms
One size doesn’t fit all women in clothing, and neither should all women have mammograms on the same schedule, a new national study concludes.
New MRI technique could mean fewer breast biopsies in high-risk women
A University of Wisconsin–Madison biomedical engineer and colleagues have developed a method that, applied in MRI scans of the breast, could spare some women with increased breast cancer risk the pain and stress of having to endure a biopsy of a questionable lump or lesion.
Study: Breast cancer patients with greater need seek more information online
Patients with more concerns about their breast cancer are heavier users of online information, according to a new study conducted by the University of Wisconsin–Madison Center for Excellence in Cancer Communications Research, funded by the National Cancer Institute.