This looks like a great advance which will certainly benefit those whose
tumors are benign. Even the needle core biopsy I had was painful and I
understand that this is a great advance over the previous method of biopsy.
It looks like you have been doing a little research. I haven't made it to
the full article yet but I plan to.
Take care of yourself.
Liz
>Wouldn't this be a step in the right direction? Love, Joicy
>
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>
>UNITED KINGDOM: New diagnostic breast cancer test shows promise
> [07/30/98; Reuters News Service]
>
>LONDON, July 31 (Reuters) - A new technique that can distinguish
>between benign and malignant tumours could reduce the number
>of biopsies needed to diagnose breast cancer, doctors
>said on Friday.
>
>A clinical study of the Biofield Diagnostic System, coordinated
>by Britain's Imperial Cancer Research Fund, found that if the
>device is used at 90 percent sensitivity it could reduce the
>number of biopsies by more than half.
>
>``This test promises to reduce the distress suffered by women
>with lesions detected during physical examination, especially
>if they are pre-menopausal,'' Dr Jack Cuzick, head of the ICRF's
>Mathematics, Statistics and Epidemiology Laboratory, said in
>a statement.
>
>The full article can be found at:
>
>http://www.infoseek.com/Content?arn=a2044LBY703reulb-19980730&col=NX
>
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