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Clinical Articles / BY: Colin Mar, MD, FRCPC January/February 2018
... the lifetime risk for developing breast cancer was 1 in 9 and the lifetime mortality risk was 1 in 30. Since 1986 ... screening programs during the period 1990 to 2009,[ 9 ] and observed a 40% mortality reduction, with little ... screening mammogram (i.e., the abnormal call rate) was 9.1%. The number of women with a screen-detected cancer per ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Christine Wilson, MD, FRCPC January/February 2018
... with cancer did not change significantly (59 vs 55 days).[ 9 ] The proportion of patients diagnosed with cancer ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Amie Padilla-Thornton, MD, FRCPC January/February 2018
... is the preferred initial invasive diagnostic procedure,[ 5-9 ] and image guidance by ultrasound, mammography, or MRI is ... performed only when core needle biopsy is not possible.[ 5-9,11 ] Obtaining preoperative core needle biopsy diagnoses of ... quality indicator in breast surgery internationally.[ 5,6,9 ] CNB pathology results are classified as benign, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Katherine A. Blood, MD, PhD January/February 2018
Background   Women in the general population have a 1 in 9 lifetime risk of developing breast cancer—the number one ... imaging simplifies scheduling for out-of-town patients.[ 9,13 ] Diagnoses We cannot directly compare the performance ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Heather E. Cadenhead, BKin January/February 2018
... to be worn during all events accredited by US Squash.[ 8,9 ] Squash is the first racquet sport to implement strict ... Canada has done regarding eye protection regulations.[ 9 ] There is much room for improvement when it comes to eye ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Rebecca Warburton, MD, FRCSC March 2018
... in survival, recurrence, or repeat surgery rates.[ 9 ] The use of staging investigations to identify distant ... mastectomy patients are at risk of nipple necrosis (5.9%) and local (including nipple/areola) cancer recurrence ...
Clinical Articles / BY: John A. Taylor, MD, MPH, FRCPC March 2018
... programs in the ED have been described previously.[ 9-12 ] While the vaccination rates in the ED for pneumococcal ...
Clinical Articles / BY: F. Michelle Sutter, MD, FRCSC March 2018
... tumor larger than 2 cm, medial primary tumor location,[ 9 ] lymphovascular space invasion, high-grade disease, and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Connie G. Chiu, MD, FRCSC March 2018
... of which did not identify a significant association.[ 7-9 ] Other studies evaluating the use of a pneumatic ... association between skin puncture and lymphedema.[ 7-9 ] Although using the untreated arm for medical procedures ... radiation, high body mass index, and cellulitis.[ 1,2,4,8,9,12 ] Cellulitis represents a proven and widely accepted ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Christine E. Simmons, MD, MSc, FRCPC March 2018
... signs of response or progression on neoadjuvant therapy.[ 9 ] In terms of local experience, patients receiving NAT at ...