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Happy 1st Birthday
Welcome to our first update for 2009. We would like to thank you all very much for your support of ABC during our first year. We are delighted with the development of the Centre and how positive our patients are about our services. We look forward to working with you this year. Please remember our Consultants are always available for phone discussion and urgent appointments.
March 2009
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The average risk for a woman in New Zealand developing breast cancer by age 70 is 1:10, making risk reduction strategies and active screening important. The majority of women who develop breast cancer don’t have any risk factors, making it important not to discount the possibility in low risk patients who do present with breast changes. It is still useful to identify what risk factors can be modified, and to identify patients that need more intensive screening, risk reduction strategies and counselling.
October2009
Download Pink Ribbon SupportHappy New Year
Erica has just returned from the San Antonio meeting. It is always encouraging to see that women in New Zealand are receiving an excellent standard of treatment, and through the ANZ Breast Cancer Trials Group, are able to participate in international multicentre trials. Here are some interesting facts that came out of the meeting which may interest and surprise you.
February 2010
Download Happy New YearMammography Screening Interval
Why from 40 years? 20% of breast cancers occur between 40-50 years. Why annual screening? Annual screening results in a smaller invasive tumour. The average annually screened cancer being 11 mm compared to 17 mm which is prognostically significant. Why digital mammography? Because it is better at detecting breast cancer. The DMIST Trial showed that digital mammography is 14- 27 % more sensitive at detecting breast cancers in women who were less than 50 years, or had dense breasts, or were premenopausal.
March 2010
Download Mammography Screening IntervalBut doctor, I’m 70 now
This is a conversation I am sure you have all had. It is common misconception brought about by the age limits of the BSA programme which finishes free screening when a woman turns 70 years of age.
February11
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