Oncology

Giving women with very dense breasts an MRI scan in addition to a mammogram led to fewer missed cancers but also to a lot of false alarms and treatments that might not have been needed, a large study found.

US Preventive Services Task Force issues updated recommendations for risk reduction of primary breast cancer in women at increased risk

National cancer registries used to determine incidence trends for colorectal cancer in younger and older adults

Vancouver Island will receive the first of three PET/CT scanners in B.C. outside of metropolitan Vancouver