Axillary node dissections worth doing, patients say
Patient preferences over the procedure should be considered: Australian researchers.
Tag: Breast cancer
Trastuzumab biosimilar PBS-listed
Among its indications are for patients with metastatic breast cancer where tumours overexpress HER2.
Implant ban to hit breast cancer survivors: surgeon
Professor Sanjay Warrier is warning about the proposal to remove tissue expanders.
TGA urges patients to dob in dodgy breast screen clinics
Practitioners are claiming thermography devices can detect tumours.
Global recall for textured breast implants after FDA warning
Allergan pulls entire line despite previously dismissing TGA concerns.
New breast cancer tool offers ‘personal prediction’
The model that determines risk of disease in unaffected women combines family history, genetics and lifestyle.
‘Most comprehensive’ breast cancer prediction tool developed
Online calculator will combine family history, genetics and lifestyle factors to predict risk.
Decision looms over controversial breast implants
TGA will rule this month on whether to ban the products from Australia.
