New research supports prophylactic mastectomy for women with BRCA
Mon, 2010-10-18 18:14 One thing for sure about breast cancer awareness month is that women with the breast cancer gene, BRCA, are acutely aware and don’t need reminding. What they do need, however, is...
View ArticleWhy don’t American doctors use the Canadian protocol for breast cancer...
Thu, 2010-10-14 18:15 Almost exactly 2 years ago at the annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiation and Oncology Meeting in Boston, the results of shortened course of radiation...
View ArticleWhen radiation treatment for breast cancer is not breast-conserving therapy
Tue, 2010-10-05 18:19 Breast cancer awareness month brings a broad focus of attention to diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, but those undergoing treatment and their loved ones see the little...
View ArticleCombination therapy for noninvasive breast cancer confirmed but more options...
Mon, 2011-03-14 10:41 Because the vast majority of women with DCIS (Ductal Carcinoma in Situ) have excellent odds of long-term survival, deciding on the best course of treatment can be a bit of a...
View ArticleBreast reconstruction: new support for the immediate approach
Fri, 2011-04-15 08:55 Techniques for breast reconstruction after mastectomy have dramatically changed in the past decade, and two recent studies support the idea of immediate reconstruction, that is...
View ArticleDoes DCIS breast cancer need radiation treatment?
Mon, 2011-10-03 09:51 Credit for bringing this topic to mind goes to Nancy F. Smith at More Magazine for her article A Breast Cancer You May Not Need to Treat in the August 2011 issue. Because DCIS...
View ArticleNew options offer hope to prevent burns from breast cancer radiation treatment
Thu, 2011-10-13 09:02 Though radiation treatment as an alternative to mastectomy is a popular choice, a high percentage –up to 80% or more – will experience some degree of skin burns, known as...
View ArticleBreast cancer in women with implants: diagnosis and treatment
Fri, 2011-10-21 13:45With breast augmentation sitting as the number one cosmetic surgery in the U.S. and breast cancer affecting as many as one in 8 women, the numbers of women with implants who...
View ArticleImmediate breast reconstruction making a comeback
Thu, 2011-10-27 12:14A patient I saw few months ago in consultation for breast reconstruction was an unfortunate example of a missed opportunity. Her surgeon, one of the more enlightened ones, had done...
View ArticleBRA day event a success, more work to do for reconstruction awareness
Tue, 2012-10-23 15:52A special thanks to everyone who attended the Seattle Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day Soiree on Oct 17, and the many donors and participants who made it possible. I especially...
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