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Additional "Unsuspected" Breast Cancers Not Seen On Mammography Or Ultrasound Detected By Breast MRI
A total of 199 patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer underwent breast MRI. "We found additional, unsuspected cancers in the ipsilateral breast (the one that had already been diagnosed with cancer) in 16% of patients; we found cancers in the contralateral breast (the one that had not been diagnosed with cancer) in 4% of patients," said Petra J. Lewis, MD, lead author of the study. "These patients had already had bilateral mammography and these tumors had not been apparent on mammography," said Dr. Lewis.

Regulation Must Be Extended To Help Stamp Out Abuse, UK
Patients will continue to be unprotected if statutory independent regulation is not extended to counsellors and psychotherapists, according to leading national charities Mind and WITNESS. On the day that psychologists are to be regulated by the Health Professions Council (HPC), the charities welcome the advancement and urge counsellors and psychotherapists to follow suit.
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High Cancer Levels In Wildlife Should Concern Humans, Says WCS
While cancer touches the lives of many humans, it is also a major threat to wild animal populations as well, according to a recent study by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).
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Mont. Planned Parenthood Challenges Lack Of Contraceptive Coverage In Children's Health Program

Planned Parenthood of Montana this week filed a complaint with the Montana Human Rights Bureau over a provision in the state"s Children"s Health Insurance Program that prohibits coverage of prescription contraception, the Great Falls Tribune reports. Planned Parenthood alleges that the program discriminates against young women on the basis of gender in violation of the state constitution, the Montana Human Rights Act and Montana insurance laws.According to PPMT, 1,889 of the state"s 18,504 CHIP beneficiaries are young women ages 15 to 19, approximately 483 of whom are in need of contraceptive coverage. The group predicts that more than 750 young women will be in need of contraceptive coverage when a planned CHIP expansion reaches full enrollment in 2011.Stacey Anderson, public affairs director for PPMT, said, "After several legislative attempts to correct this discriminatory Montana law, ... it is now necessary to pursue legal action to ensure our patients receive the care they need." Kim Howell of the Montana Human Rights Bureau said that an attorney for the agency is reviewing the complaint and that an informal investigation could take up to 180 days (Adams, Great Falls Tribune, 6/17). Reprinted with kind permission from http://www.nationalpartnership.org. You can view the entire Daily Women"s Health Policy Report, search the archives, or sign up for email delivery here. The Daily Women"s Health Policy Report is a free service of the National Partnership for Women & Families, published by The Advisory Board Company. © 2009 The Advisory Board Company. All rights reserved.


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