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To All Our Colleagues, Friends and Customers,
In just a few days it'll be October. That means it's  Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
While we think it's important to promote awareness every month, we're especially enthusiastic in October.
What are your plans for creating awareness and showing your support?
Here are a few ideas:
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month has its own site with lots more ideas.
Educating and providing information is just one way QSUM can make a difference. We hope you will enjoy this month's issue of QSUM Quips -- it's loaded with great articles.
Sincerely,
Cynthia Henke & Hudson Jones
QSUM Biopsy Disposables
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| JOB OPPORTUNITIES | |
Mammography Technologist
Full-time; 8- or 10-hour shifts
Fresno CA
jgutner@wishmd.com
Patient Navigator
Austin Care Centers
Full-Time
Austin, TX
Austin Care Centers
Mammography Technologist
Orange County, CA
Work schedule negotiable
BreastCare.org
Submit resumé to:
khalbeck@ccoi.org
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Thought For The Day
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Those who think they have no time for exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness.
-- Edward Stanley
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| NEW TECHNOLOGY |
DENSE Trial Selects Matakina's Volpara Software to Assess Breast Density. The DENSE trial, which seeks to determine the cost-effectiveness of biennial screening with mammography and MRI compared to mammography alone in women aged 50-75 years old who have extremely dense breasts (BI-RADS breast density category 4), has selected Matakinaís Volpara software to assess the patientsí breast density. Device May Cut Re-Excision Rate in Breast Cancer. Re-excision after breast-conserving surgery occurred 50% less often with intraoperative margin assessment by a device that distinguishes cancer cells from normal tissue.
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BREAST MRI
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Toshiba Opens First MR Research Center. Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc, Tustin, Calif, has opened the Toshiba MR Research Center in Irvine, Calif. The $3 million education and research facility will be used to advance customer training and research.
The goal of the Toshiba MR Research Center is two-fold: to fuel research with our customer partners in order to advance MR imaging, and to offer customers an exceptional, hands-on training experience
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BREAST ULTRASOUND
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ABUS equals MRI as screening option for dense tissue. Automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) shows promise as a cost-effective adjunct screening modality compared to MRI for women who have dense breast tissue at mammography. |
| BREAST RADIATION THERAPY |
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Lying Prone for Radiation Best for Breast Therapy. Receiving radiation while in the prone position was associated with about an 86% reduction in the amount of lung tissue irradiated in women with cancer in the right breast, and a 91% reduction for women with cancer in the left breast. BRCA Carriers at Extra Risk From Radiation. Young women at high familial risk for breast cancer may see an even greater risk from diagnostic scans that expose them to chest radiation, including mammograms.
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| GENERAL MAMMOGRAPHY |
Cancer in Dense Breasts No More Deadly. Mammographic breast density may be one of the strongest risk factors for developing breast cancer, but it doesn't have an impact on survival.
Is breast density notification too much information for women? Knowledge about breast density will prove beneficial, but it may complicate womenís screening decisions, lead to confusion about screening follow-up, increase the potential for false-positives, and create additional healthcare costs.
Women Want More Info on Breast Cancer Surgery. Almost all women want to know the expected results of breast reconstruction surgery prior to breast cancer treatment, but few of them actually get the information.
New Estimates: Americans Can Prevent Almost 400,000 Cancers Annually. In the United States, approximately 386,000 cases ñ one third of the most common cancers ñ could be prevented.
Breast tomosynthesis: If you build it, they will come! Digital breast tomosynthesis isn't in the experimental phase anymore -- it's now beginning to help practices build volume and reduce recall rates.
Keeping Your Self-Esteem After a Mastectomy. Here are some ways to feel better about yourself and your body following a mastectomy.
Cancer in Dense Breasts No More Deadly. Mammographic breast density may be one of the strongest risk factors for developing breast cancer, but it doesn't have an impact on survival.
Screening Mammography Reduces Mortality Risk by 50% or More. Regular screening mammography reduces mortality from breast cancer by at least 50% in women 50 to 69 years of age.
Lack of Sleep Linked to Breast Cancer Aggressiveness. For the first time, lack of sleep has been associated with more aggressive breast cancers.
Access to Primary Care Improves Breast Cancer Outcomes. Women who made 10 or more office visits during the 24 months before being diagnosed with cancer were 50% less likely to receive a diagnosis of late-stage disease.
 Bra Size Linked To Breast Cancer Risk (via redOrbit)
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online The same gene that can determine a woman's breast size could also be linked to her odds of developing breast cancer, with larger cup-sizes more likely to develop tumors, according to the results of a new study California-based personal genomics...
Some imaging studies not needed for breast cancer metastasis. The routine use of bone scans, liver ultrasound, and chest radiography in the staging evaluation of primary breast cancer patients is of little value in detecting metastatic disease in women with clinical stage I and II cancers. The Lesbian Breast Cancer Link. A link between lesbians and cancer, particularly breast cancer, is more than speculation, say experts.
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BRACHYTHERAPY
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| | QSUM's Breast Brachytherapy Bandage |
Great Video for the SAVI 5 day Breast Cancer Treatment.
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MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES
|  Investigators Report Cases of Tattoo-Associated Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Skin Infections. Dilution of tattoo inks with nonsterile water during tattooing has been implicated as a potential source of infection.
Why Don't Doctors Take a Lifestyle History? This is invaluable, not just for treating disease, but also for helping people live longer, healthier lives.
How a High-Fat Diet and Estrogen Loss Leads Women to Store More Abdominal Fat Than Men. Scientists found that there are genetic factors telling the body what to do with fat. |
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| FREE CE CREDITS: |
Thursday, September 27, 2012 4:00 - 5:00 pm PT | 7:00 - 8:00 pm ET 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM (click link, above, to register) Does Higher Gadolinium Concentration Play a Role in Morphologic Assessment of Brain Tumors? A CE/CME (pre-recorded) Webinar Presented by Howard A. Rowley, MD, Chief of Neuroradiology and Joseph Sackett, Professor or Radiology at the university of Wisconsin School School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI. 1 Free CME issued with a passing grade of 70% on the online post examination. Digital Breast Tomosynthesis: Concepts and Rationale Per the recommendations of the ACR and the FDA-mandated training for new technology and equipment, all members of the healthcare team must be trained in why, when and how to appropriately use DBT for the diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients with breast disease. A certified 70-minute prerecorded webinar for radiologists and radiologic technologists. Expiration date of this link: July 1, 2013 Faculty: Jules H. Sumkin, DO, FACR and Margarita L. Zuley, MD Credit: 1.25 AMA PRA; 1.0 ARRT Offered by ICPME, made possible by an educational grant from Hologic A clip of the course:  | | Digital Breast Tomosynthesis |
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| My Favorite September Recipe: Raw Cauliflower Tabbouleh | |
Went to a class on healthy cooking and this was our favorite for the day!
Click the link above, or the photo, for the full list of nutrition facts, and a printable copy of the recipe.
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| VIDEO PICKS OF THE MONTH |
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Why Tailoring Breast Cancer Treatments To Individuals Is Important
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The message at the end of this video is: "Pass it on." Click the "share" button under the video on the YouTube site and do your part to help create awareness.  | |
Teen spends year battling breast cancer
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Though rare, even young girls can be stricken with breast cancer. Create awareness early.
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We are committed to bringing you interesting and relevant information. Let us know how we're doing . . . and what you think we can do better.
Thank you!
Cindy Henke
QSUM Biopsy Disposables
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