Risk Of Contralateral Breast Cancer Is Falling Contralateral (opposite) breast cancer has declined annually in the USA by approximately 3% from the mid-1980s to 2006. Multiple explanations have been put forth, including the use of tamoxifen in the 1980s and 90s, aromatase inhibitors (anastrozole, letrozole, exemestane) in the early 2000s, a shift toward taxanes (Taxol…
Surgery On The Axillary Lymph Nodes Continues To Evolve The modern era of lymph node surgery began at the turn of the last century with a surgeon named William Halstead. He developed a breast cancer procedure that included removing the breast, chest wall muscles, and the underarm lymph nodes (axillary lymph nodes). It included the…
What Breast Cancer Patients Need To Know About COVID-19 Vaccinations And Mammogram Scheduling For Women With Breast Cancer In a recent publication from Weill Cornell Medical Center/New York Presbyterian, radiologists documented 4 cases in which swollen lymph nodes were identified by palpation and/or ultrasound in patients receiving either the Pzifer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID 19 vaccine….
Is Mammographic Breast Density Related To Blood Hormone Levels? Mammographic breast density (MD) refers to the amount of breast and fibrous tissue seen on a mammogram compared to fatty tissue. For instance, the mammogram on the left shows mostly fatty tissue seen as primarily grey. On the other hand, the mammogram on the right indicates…
Medicaid Expansion Has A Positive Influence On Louisiana Women With Breast Cancer Born and raised in New Orleans, I have always thought that Louisiana was a bit of a “banana republic.” My thoughts were re-enforced following passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) which included states ability to expand Medicaid. This occurred in the face…
“Dr. Wright brings vast practical experience and compassion for her patients to our practice,” said Dr. Scott Sullivan, Co-founder of the Center for Restorative Breast Surgery and St. Charles Surgical Hospital. …
Tales of the Dead: Could a Human Zombie Gene Hold the Secret to Cancer Prevention? The most likely time that a cell will undergo malignant transformation leading to clinical cancer is when it undergoes division, i.e., going from one cell to two. In theory, as cells in different organs and various animals and organisms undergo…
Lisa Gillespie’s Story One year ago, July 15, 2019, I packed my bags and headed from Toronto to New Orleans to the Center For Restorative Breast Surgery. Very excited that a surgery I had been putting off would be done. About six months prior, I flew down to the center to see what they were…
Caren explains her journey through her breast cancer diagnosis and learning to celebrate her life….
Dr. D’s Mastectomy Rule of 3’s and Why Details Matter Dr. D introduces the “Mastectomy Rule of 3’s” and tells you how to be your own advocate with the things you should know about mastectomy before treatment. He reviews the art of modern mastectomy planning and how those important early decisions in your breast cancer…