This survey study among women with breast cancer in Mexico evaluates their specific concerns about and high hesitancy rate toward COVID-19 vaccination.
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NEW YORK, May 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Cancer drugs capable of weakening the body s immune defenses are no more likely to increase the risk of Covid-19 infection or death than breast cancer therapies that do not undermine the immune system, a new study shows. Researchers say the results challenge initial concerns that such treatments, which poison cancer cells, were too dangerous to continue during the pandemic.
Led by researchers at NYU Langone Health and its Perlmutter Cancer Center, the new investigation involving over 3,000 women treated for breast cancer at the height of the pandemic in New York City showed that only 64, or 2 percent, contracted the virus. Of this group, 10 died from COVID-19, a number the study authors say is low and expected for this age group, regardless of cancer.
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IU Health Arnett Hospital improving breast cancer surgery with new technology
IU Health Arnett Hospital is providing breast cancer patients a better surgery experience through a device called the Savi Scout Wireless Localizer.
Posted: May 14, 2021 9:10 AM
Posted By: Micah Upshaw
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) IU Health Arnett Hospital is introducing a new technology that s improving the surgery experience for breast cancer patients. It s called the Savi Scout Wireless localizer. Our number one goal in medicine is to improve patient care and the patient experience, said Dr. Luke Gerges, Director of the Breast Cancer Center at IU Health Arnett.
The Savi Scout has two parts, a reflector, and a probe. The reflector is about the size of a grain of rice. A breast cancer doctor will insert the reflector into the patient s breast tissue where the cancer cells or tumor lies. Then on the day of surgery, surgeons will use a probe to help locate the reflector. The probe is audible and es