Tag: breast cancer | MED MAGAZINE

Artist Completes Breast Cancer Awareness Mural

Oct 15, 2019 ● By Alyssa McGinnis

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. One in eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime.

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Annual Breast Cancer Walk Raises Awareness for Early Detection & Support Services

Sep 30, 2019 ● By Alyssa McGinnis

Annual Breast Cancer Walk Raises Awareness for Early Detection & Support Services

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Julie Reiland, MD, and Avera’s Breast Care Innovators

Mar 27, 2019 ● By Alyssa McGinnis

Since 2011, Julie Reiland, MD, and her partners at Avera Medical Group Comprehensive Breast Care have treated nearly 200 patients with electron-based intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT), making them one of the highest-volume centers for this technique in the country.

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Researcher Kristi Egland on Survival, Inspiration, and the Test That Could Revolutionize Breast Cancer Care

Aug 28, 2018 ● By Alyssa McGinnis

Sanford Health and medical technology company Inanovate have launched a clinical trial to confirm the accuracy of a breast cancer blood test

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Regional Health brings 3D mammography to Spearfish Hospital

Nov 30, 2017 ● By MED Editor

Regional Health Medical Clinic North 10th Street in Spearfish will soon introduce Genius 3D Mammography for patients throughout the Northern Hills.

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Rapid City Medical Center Brings 3D Mammography to the Black Hills

Oct 27, 2017 ● By Digital Media Director

Rapid City Medical Center has become the first institution in the Black Hills to offer area women access to 3D mammography services. RCMC examined its first patients with the new technology last month - coincidently, just in time for national Breast Cancer Awareness month.

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New Breast Cancer Blood Test Now Available at Avera

Aug 29, 2017 ● By Digital Media Director

More than half of women who have annual mammograms with have at least one false positive results over a ten year period.

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Managing Lymphedema in the Summer

Jun 26, 2017 ● By Digital Media Director

As summer approaches, patients with lymphedema need to take extra precautions to prevent a “flair-up”. Those at risk should also be on the the alert for the signs and symptoms of impending lymphedema.

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