It doesn't slow the muscle deterioration or ease patients' symptoms. But it is expected to help patients live about three months longer. Today, we'll focus on the use of ultrasound technology in examining women for breast cancer. According to the study conducted by 14 medical institutions, by using ultrasound after mammography, doctors determined 35-percent of biopsies could have been avoided. Approximately 700-thousand women undergo breast biopsies in the U.S. each year.
Hair loss is a common side affect of chemotherapy or radiation treatment.
Wigs and make-up help ease the change on the road to recovery. But many cancer patients aren't familiar with wigs or cosmetics. The group provides wigs and make- up free of charge to patients who've undergone chemo and radiation treatment. Cosmetologists, like Ric Roach of Danville, donate their time. Apparently, one of the most common lacerations treated in the E-R is caused by people slicing their hands instead of their bagels.