Cancer Statistics 2014: Death rates continue to drop

Cancer Statistics 2014: Death rates continue to drop

Generosity in the New Year

Last week a longstanding patient of mine made a financial donation to our ongoing research efforts for patients - it was a very kind and generous gesture and much appreciated!

Replacing implant breast reconstruction with DIEP flap reconstruction

Patients will sometimes ask, "Am I able to remove implants after reconstruction and replace them with my own abdominal tissue, or have a DIEP flap reconstruction?"  I would say depending on the patient's medical history and prior surgical history, most of the time this is an option.  There are several reasons that patients have regarding implant - to - autologous (your own tissue) reconstruction over time, and it remains an individual decision but a possibility! 

Thanksgiving wishes

I saw one of my breast reconstruction patients who was recovering from her surgery earlier in the week today; it is not so fun being in the hospital, let alone around the holidays... Patients are amazing - she is doing great, and hopefully home soon... Happy Thanksgiving!

Additional information

This past week I saw one of the most inspirational patients of mine who reminded me that writing and posting new information was important!  I also now have a parallel site that I post other information as well....

http://www.linplasticsurgery.com/category/breast-reconstruction/

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....