On July 6, Guidewell Innovation Center opened its doors to Darren Soto, Florida's 9th District Representative, and his wife, Amanda Soto, for a town hall about breast cancer. The town hall was held to provide the Lake Nona community with information about options available to them if they or someone they know is diagnosed with breast cancer and to provide insight on cancer … [Read more...]
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3D Mammograms Bring New Dimension to Cancer Detection
Since the 1960s, mammograms have been the best way to detect breast cancer early. Still, the technology has had its limitations. With 2D digital mammography, a potential trouble spot could appear as just that – a spot. If the radiologist sees a zone of density and can’t be sure what it is, the patient must return to get more images taken or undergo a biopsy. If the … [Read more...]
How 3-D Mammograms Bring a New Dimension to Cancer Detection
Traditionally, 2-D or digital mammograms have been the best way for women to spot breast cancer early when it’s most treatable. But they have limitations. A potential trouble spot could appear as just that – a spot. The odds are that it’s not a tumor, but it could be. “On a 2-D mammogram, you may see a zone of density, and you can’t be sure what it is,” says AdventHealth … [Read more...]
Cancer Care for the Body, Mind and Spirit
Treating the Whole Patient Can Improve Outcomes Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer affecting U.S. women (aside from skin cancer) with about one in eight women being diagnosed at some point during their lifetime. The good news is that with advances in methods of detection and treatment, many women can, and do, beat breast cancer. Even better news? Using an … [Read more...]
Med School Can See, Count Cancer Cells in Blood Thanks to Patient’s Family
On a computer screen, the enemy is a misshapen neon-colored blob – a metastatic cell that’s spreading cancer to the lungs, brain and liver. Thanks to a donation from a Winter Park cancer patient’s family, UCF College of Medicine researchers now have machines that can isolate, photograph and count these cancer cells from a single tube of blood. With the technology, scientists … [Read more...]
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