BACKGROUND Most women are reluctant to undergo breast cancer screenings due to the pain and anxiety they experience. Sectional three-dimensional (3-D) breasttomosynthesis was introduced to improve cancer detection, but breast compression is still used for the acquisition of images. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of reduced compression force on pain, anxiety and image qualit...

INTRODUCTION Pain is one of the most prevalent unpleasant sensation in people that may significantly lower the quality of life. More than a half of cancer patients suffer from various forms of pain, which becomes more frequent and intense as disease progresses. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to assess the degree of pain control in patients diagnosed with breast, lung, colorectal and...

PURPOSE In x-ray mammography, flattening of the breast improves image quality and reduces absorbed dose. Current mammographic compression guidelines are based on applying a standardized force to each breast. Because breast size is not taken into consideration, this approach leads to large variations in applied pressure (force applied per unit contact area). It is the authors' hypothesis that a ...

OBJECTIVE Mastalgia is the most frequent symptom seen in patients who undergo breast imaging. There are various medical treatment methods in the literature. However, malignancy should be excluded before starting treatment. This is a prospective study, evaluating the necessity of imaging in patients who have applied for cyclic or non-cyclic breast pain, with normal physical examination, and with...

I would like to share my experience of the treatment of simple breast pain/mastalgia without any other concurrent breast pathologies—the type of pain which is uncomfortable for women even to receive a hug from their spouse. Over 10 years ago I submitted a small pilot study on the use of acupuncture point HT7 for stress. Ever since I have been a keen advocate of the HT7 point, likened to Felix M...

Conventional oestrogen-based hormone therapy (HT) increases the incidence of breast pain and tenderness, mammographic density and the risk of breast cancer. Combined oestrogen plus progestogen therapy (EPT) increases the risk of breast cancer to a greater degree than oestrogen alone (ET). Attention must therefore be focused on identifying women at risk of breast cancer or on producing a HT that...

OBJECTIVE To determine the negative predictive value of mammography and sonography in patients with focal/ diffuse breast pain with negative physical examination of the breasts. METHODS A descriptive study, conducted at Radiology Department ofAga Khan University Hospital from 2006-2007 for a period of 2 years. A total of 207 women were referred for mammography and sonography because of focal ...

INTRODUCTION This study examines patient reported outcome measures of women undergoing hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT) after breast-conserving therapy. METHOD Included were 57 women treated with HBOT for late radiation-induced tissue toxicity (LRITT) referred in the period January 2014-December 2015. HBOT consisted of (on average) 47 sessions. In total, 80 min of 100 % O2 was administered ...