MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'bone scan'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:00:55 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3987201&cid=t_184003_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fchest-x-rays-are-an-important-test-for-breast-cancer-survivors%2F Last week I had a chest X-ray. It is just in time because I see my oncologist this upcoming week, and she has been asking me to get one for almost 2 years. Regular chest X-rays are a part of staying vigilant after battling breast cancer. I have found some information that suggests that 60 to 70 percent of deaths from breast cancer are because the cancer metastasized to the lungs. This is too scary for me. I don’t like to think about breast cancer spreading to other organs in my body. I know, of course, that it is possible, even though I have already taken precautions, like removing my ovaries and the prophylactic mastectomy of my healthy breast. When cancer was diagnosed in my right breast, however, it had already spread to the lymph nodes. That is why early detection is so important —... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3987201 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 19:03:13 +0100 3987201 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3737020&cid=t_184003_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fbones-yours-might-need-inspection-sooner-than-you-think%2F Osteoporosis might seem like fodder for grandmas, but checking your bone density might be a good idea long before you’re in nursing home territory. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is suggesting that at-risk women get screened for Osteoporosis earlier than was formerly recommended. In the past, doctors recommended that women aged 65 and older or post-menopausal women younger than receive bone scans to screen for osteoporosis, but the USPSTF is now suggesting that women as young as 50 may have a high enough calculated risk that they should get screened. Risk factors include low weight or body mass (women 125 pounds or under are often at higher risk), a history of alcohol and tobacco use, and family history. (To calculate your ten-year risk, check out this free FRAX Fra... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3737020 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:24:11 +0100 3737020 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2719933&cid=t_184003_136_f&fid=35294&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psa-rising.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F08%2Fshortage-of-isotope-used-in-medical-scans%2F Herbert Klein MD, a nuclear medicine specialist, writes: As the following item indicates, there is a shortage of technetium-99m, the basic radioisotope for bone scans, as well as heart scans, kidney scans, etc: Isotope Crisis Threatens Medical Care So far, in the nuclear medicine department where I practice, there have been no problems, but there [...] (Source: psa-rising.com/blog) psa-rising.com/blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2719933 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:53:34 +0100 2719933 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1461315&cid=t_184003_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fbreast-cancer%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Five-had-it-with-this-cancer-business%2F Lying on the table for my bone scan this week was like a bit of deja vu. About eight months after I finished chemotherapy, I had a scare with bone pain in my neck. Off to the radiologist the oncologist sent me to ensure that there was no trace of cancer in my bones. That turned out to be degenerative and the doctor was concerned about arthritis. I was grateful that it was only arthritis. That I could live with – operative word being “live.” So there I was Monday in the basement of the hospital in the nuclear medicine department wondering if all the nuclear activity would promote more cancer for me to worry about, and also wondering when I turned into such a wimp. I was complaining about having to lie still for the half hour it would take, I had to ask for a blanket because I was cold... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1461315 Wed, 21 May 2008 18:06:50 +0100 1461315