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US breast cancer guidelines revised – reportedly closer now to Europe but questions remain

Recently revised breast cancer screening guidelines from the American Cancer Society (ACS) share some parallels with practices in Europe and are similar to recommendations from other organizations. They have however generated a considerable amount of debate and controversy in the US. First ACS revisions since 2013The revised guidelines are the first from the ACS since […]

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Are we really ready for the next pandemic?

Pandemics – derived from the Greek pandemos (affecting all people) – are not new events, but have occurred sporadically throughout history. These large, infectious epidemics threaten not only global health but can also have catastrophic social, economic and financial effects. Given the periodic nature of pandemics, we know there will be another one sometime, we […]

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Advantages of MRI in prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment

The conventional method of prostate cancer detection is based on blood tests showing elevated prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels followed by an uncomfortable digital rectal examination (DRE) and a 12-needle biopsy under ultrasound guidance. Professor Jelle Barentsz, Head of the Prostate MR Reference Centre in Nijmegen, Netherlands, has pioneered a novel approach using magnetic resonance […]

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Interventional radiology – opening up new frontiers

Interventional radiology (IR) has been revolutionizing modern medicine for a half century. Today, interventional radiologists diagnose and treat life-threatening conditions in some of the most inaccessible areas of the body. Both therapeutic and diagnostic IR originated as an invasive subspecialty within diagnostic radiology, but has become recognized as a specialty in some countries. According to […]

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Pre-conception health and obesity

Currently obesity is one of the biggest challenges for healthcare providers. According to the WHO 23% of women and 20% of men in Europe are now obese (BMI > 30) and the prevalence is rising rapidly. As well as exacerbating chronic conditions such as osteoarthritis, asthma and hypertension, both sexes suffer from the many life-threatening […]