Treatment of infertility with lower-than-typical doses of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) does not compromise outcomes in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), according to a report in the November Fertility and Sterility. Reuters Health Information
Prenatal exposure to diagnostic X-rays does not increase the overall risk of childhood brain tumors, a Swedish research team reports. However, abdominal radiography may lead to a higher incidence of primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET). Reuters Health Information
Annual screening by transvaginal ultrasound and CA125 measurement does not reliably detect early-stage ovarian cancer, according to a report in the December issue of BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Reuters Health Information
Results of a study published in the January issue of the International Journal of Cancer suggest that most factors that could cause ovarian inflammation are not associated with a significantly increased risk of ovarian cancer. Reuters Health Information
In a study of Ashkenazi Jewish women with ovarian cancer, those with BRCA1/2 mutations had better long-term survival than women without the mutations, according to a report in the January 1st issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Reuters Health Information
In general, breast cancer screening with all-digital mammography is not cost effective compared with film mammography screening, new research suggests. Age-targeted screening with digital mammography (younger than 50 years) may, however, be cost effective. Reuters Health Information
Women who participate in a screening mammography program, compared with non-participants, tend to have better survival rates for cancers other than breast cancer, according to study results published in the January issue of the International Journal of Cancer. Reuters Health Information
Pooled data from numerous studies indicate that contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) imaging has a high specificity in detection of breast cancer in patients with breast lesions, Dutch researchers report in the January issue of Radiology. Reuters Health Information
For subfertile couples, controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) does not appear to yield any marked fertility advantage when used with intrauterine insemination, according to Dutch researchers. Reuters Health Information
