CMJAH Breast Imaging

02/04/2023

Exciting congress September 2023
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Home The BIGOSA 2023 11th Annual Scientific Meeting will take place as an in-person conference on Saturday, 16 September 20223 at the Radisson Hotel and Convention Centre, Johannesburg, O. R. Tambo under the theme “Future Concepts in the Diagnosis and Management of Breast Cancer“.

27/10/2022

Breast Awareness day 26 October 2022 – collaboration by Johannesburg Health District Radiography Department, Charlotte Maxeke Breast Imaging Unit and PinkDrive
Well done Breast Imaging Team CMJAH

23/09/2022

Heritage day

20/09/2022

Are public awareness campaigns truly effective in getting women to attend breast screening?
Experience from Brazil suggests they are, as that country's "Pink October" campaign grew mammography screening volumes by up to 39%, a Brazilian study published September 9 in Public Health in Practice found.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666535222000921?via%3Dihub

Below are some suggestions as to how to keep it bright, colourful, happy and above all PINK
- Wear something pink daily in October – At the start of the month, hand out pink ribbons to everyone on your staff. Encourage them to wear it daily as a reminder and to keep conversation opportunities open about breast health.

- Hold a pink pumpkin contest – Combine Halloween activities into your awareness efforts by creating breast cancer awareness pumpkins. Display pumpkins in your practice.

- Breast cancer awareness bulletin board – Decorate a bulletin board in a highly-trafficked area. Keep it simple with facts or create a themed board to draw more attention.

- Collect scarves and hats – Take up a collection of scarves and hats to deliver to a local chemo center. Since many cancer patients lose their hair during treatment, a bright scarf or hat might make her day.

- Wrap a tree in your area in pink

- Light up outside areas with pink light bulbs

- Encourage pink creativity in your workspaces - spread awareness with your decorating skills.

- Encourage co-workers/patients/anyone to donate their loose change during October by filling up pink money banks strategically placed throughout the workspace. Donate the proceeds to a local breast cancer related charity at month end.

- Donate Your Hair - You can donate your hair to your local CANSA Care Centre: they turn human hair into wigs for medical patients battling hair loss

- Social Media Pink-Out - On October 1, change the colour of your website and social media accounts to incorporate the colour pink or pink ribbons. Go a step further and share breast cancer facts, statistics, resources, and self-check reminders for the next 31 days.

- Get involved in knitting Knitted Knockers – maybe even in pink! https://www.knittedknockers.co.za/

Here is to a pink, productive, fun filled October 2022 – bringing breast awareness to all corners of SA

This study aims to evaluate the impact of the Pink October Campaign on the increase in mammographic screening in Brazil.Ecological observational study…

28/07/2022

21/07/2022

http://bigosa.co.za/call-for-abstracts/

Call for Abstracts The Breast Interest Group of Southern Africa (BIGOSA) invites abstracts for its annual Scientific Meeting from 19 May 2022. The 2022 Scientific Meeting will be convened under the theme  “Breast Cancer in the Elderly – The Silver Tsunami“. Abstracts for both live oral presen...

21/07/2022

http://bigosa.co.za/programme/

Programme The theme of our 2022 Scientific Meeting is “Breast Cancer in the Elderly – The Silver Tsunami”. The one-day Scientific Meeting will be taking place on Saturday, 3 September and comprises free papers, presentations, and posters given by members, invited guest speakers, and experts. T...

15/07/2022

https://www.auntminnie.com/index.aspx?sec=sup&sub=wom&pag=dis&ItemID=136444

Researchers continue to gain ground in understanding lymphadenopathy caused by the COVID-19 vaccines, and several presenters discussed their findings on the topic on July 13 at ECR 2022.

08/07/2022

https://www.auntminnie.com/index.aspx?sec=sup&sub=wom&pag=dis&ItemID=136338

The COVID-19 pandemic led to breast cancer screening worldwide falling by nearly half, a study published July 7 in JAMA Oncology has found. This could lead to a rise in deaths from cancer that could have been avoidable, researchers say.

05/07/2022

https://www.auntminnieeurope.com/index.aspx?sec=sup&sub=wom&pag=dis&ItemID=622739

A known anti-mammography screening research group has reignited the controversy over breast screening by claiming the technology’s benefits have significantly decreased over time while its harms (i.e., overdiagnosis) remain unchanged. Dr. László Tabár has issued a response.

30/06/2022

Cambridge Conference on Breast Cancer Imaging

This year the Cambridge Conference on Breast Cancer Imaging will be held at:
Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, UK
Tuesday 13 – Wednesday 14 September 2022.

This will be our first face to face meeting since 2019, and we have designed a 2-day programme with local, national and international speakers, delivering talks on current and topical breast imaging issues. These include Breast MRI, Artificial Intelligence, legal Issues/complaints, metastatic breast cancer, future of breast imaging, interactive cases and lots more.

It would be great if you could join us in person but if you are unable to do so, we are excited to announce that you now have the opportunity to join us virtually. The conference content will be streamed live and also recorded for download later, so that content may be accessed for up to 3 months afterwards.

Please visit the programme for full details of the scientific programme topics and speakers.

If would like to attend the conference in person or virtually please visit the registration page on our website to register for the conference.

If you have any queries please contact me or email the following: BCI@conferencecollective.co.uk

Please feel free to share this offer with your colleagues as we would be delighted to have as many of our international friends as possible join us virtually!

Thank you for your support.

Best wishes,

Dr. Nuala A Healy
Consultant Radiologist,
Cambridge Breast Unit, Box 97,
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,
Cambridge Biomedical Campus,
Hills Road,
Cambridge,
CB2 0QQ.
nuala.healy@addenbrookes.nhs.uk

Visit our website for further details of the conference
and to view the programme outline!

Cambridge Conference on Breast Cancer Imaging 2022 We are delighted to announce that the 2022 conference will be held at Fitzwilliam College in the centre of historic Cambridge UK. Tuesday 13 – Wednesday 14 September 2022. All enquiries regarding the 2022 conference should be addressed to the Conf...