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Tracking Differences in “Time to Surgery” for Breast Cancer Patients Could Reduce Disparities and Improve Outcomes

By Marcela Quintanilla-Dieck | Cancer | 0 comment | 8 April, 2024 | 1

A recent study both validated time to surgery as a standardized metric for breast cancer care and identified a worrying difference in time to surgery between Black and white patients.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Q&A featuring Manisha Bahl, MD, MPH

By Marcela Quintanilla-Dieck | Cancer, Imaging & Radiology | 0 comment | 28 October, 2022 | 0

Dr. Bahl is using artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning (DL) to improve the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of breast cancer.

How Developing More Accessible Patient Education Tools Could Reduce Disparities in Breast Cancer Screening and Care

By Marcela Quintanilla-Dieck | Cancer, Imaging & Radiology | 0 comment | 10 November, 2020 | 0

Randy C. Miles, MD, MPH, and Constance Lehman, MD, PhD, recently investigated the readability of patient education content on breast density and found many resources do not meet the AMA recommendation of a sixth grade reading level.

Lab Day Provides Exclusive Look Behind the Scientific Curtain

By mghresearch | Dermatology, Events, Imaging & Radiology, Rheumatology & Immunology | 0 comment | 25 June, 2018 | 0

When you love music, you go to a concert. When you love art, you go to a gallery. But when you love science you can’t just go to a laboratory — or can you?

Breast Cancer Screening Research Highlights How Flawed Science Contributes to Health Disparities

By mghresearch | Cancer, Population Health & Outcomes | 0 comment | 9 April, 2018 | 0

Study highlights the pitfalls of basing clinical recommendations on data heavily skewed towards one race or ethnic group.

Researchers Use Machine Learning to Improve Breast Cancer Screening Techniques

By mghresearch | Cancer, Technology | 0 comment | 10 November, 2017 | 0

Imagine enduring a painful, expensive and scar-inducing surgery—only to find out afterwards that it wasn’t necessary. This is the situation for many women with high-risk breast lesions.

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