Thursday, November 14, 2013

Early stages breast cancer could soon be diagnosed from blood samples

Early stages breast cancer could soon be diagnosed from blood samples  
Here's a story related to early detection from a relatively straightforward blood test- more to come likely in the next few years....

Saturday, June 22, 2013

Vitamin D and Aspirin

I saw a breast cancer patient of mine who takes aspirin and vitamin D regularly to decrease her risk of breast cancer recurrence- here's the link from an article a few years ago- http://bit.ly/187aP9i

Friday, May 31, 2013

Another perspective on weighing the options of breast reconstruction

http://www.heraldonline.com/2013/05/30/4903722/health-dialog-makes-breast-reconstruction.html

When considering lumpectomy or mastectomy, there are several weighing factors; here is an article I thought interesting...

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Angelina Jolie's Double Mastectomy and Breast Reconstruction

It was truly brave and certainly takes alot of courage for someone like Ms. Jolie to come forward to make her decision to have a bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction public this past week.  It is a decision that takes a lot of time and discussion with one's doctor, breast cancer specialist, geneticist, and GYN doctor.

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Cancer mortality down 20 percent from 1991 peak

Cancer mortality down 20 percent from 1991 peak
An interesting story about cancer treatment in addition to breast cancer treatment