Main Directory
Articles 2591
CME 2
eCommerce 0
Medical Web Sites Directory 93
Podcasts 94
Web Design and Hosting 2




Outreach Program Speeds Breast Cancer Diagnosis in Black Women
Link ID 6966
Title Outreach Program Speeds Breast Cancer Diagnosis in Black Women
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/576507?src=rss
Description Implementation of breast cancer outreach initiatives in Atlanta, Georgia, doubled the proportion of stage 0 tumors diagnosed in African American women since 2001, with a nearly reciprocal drop in the proportion of stage 4 diagnoses, investigators report in the August 1st issue of Cancer. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > Obstetrics and Gynecology
Keywords
Date Jun 25, 2008
Contact Name
Email
Write a Review   Add to My Favorite   Refer it to Friend   Report Broken Link  

Average Visitor Rating: 0.00 (out of 5)
Number of ratings: 0 Votes
Visitor Rating

 Other links at Articles > Obstetrics and Gynecology
1. Hyaluronan-Enriched Transfer Medium Improves Embryo Implantation
  Use of a hyaluronan-enriched transfer medium (HETM) improves embryo implantation rates and clinical pregnancy rates after in vitro fertilization (IVF), according to a report in the September issue of Fertility and Sterility. Reuters Health Information
Category:   Articles > Obstetrics and Gynecology


2. Coffee Inversely Associated With Coronary Calcification in Women
  Coffee consumption appears to be inversely associated with coronary calcification in women, according to findings published in the May issue of the Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. Reuters Health Information
Category:   Articles > Obstetrics and Gynecology


3. Public Largely Supportive of Big Genetic Studies
  A survey of over 4500 Americans reveals that most are in favor of large cohort studies examining how genes, the environment, and lifestyle interact to affect the risk of a given disease. Reuters Health Information
Category:   Articles > Obstetrics and Gynecology


4. Fetal Loss Uncommon After Chorionic Villus Sampling
  Chorionic villus sampling does not appear to raise the risk of fetal loss. Specifically, investigators at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that the fetal loss rate following chorionic villus sampling was no different than the rate among pregnant women who did not undergo an invasive procedure, according to the results of a 16-year retrospective study. Reuters Health Information
Category:   Articles > Obstetrics and Gynecology


5. Betamethasone Preferred Antenatal Steroid in the Very Premature
  Maternal treatment with betamethasone just before delivery may be preferable to dexamethasone for extremely low birth weight infants, researchers report in the February issue of Pediatrics. Reuters Health Information
Category:   Articles > Obstetrics and Gynecology




Home      New Listings      Hot Listings      Top Rated      Editor Pick      Add a Listing      Update a Listing      Get Rated      Upgrade a Listing
Valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional   Valid CSS