The Breast Of Intentions: Analyzing The USPSTF’s Mammography Shift
Dr. Alan Stolier, MD, FACS, clinical breast oncologist, discusses and analyzes the USPSTF’s Mammography Shift….
Dr. Alan Stolier, MD, FACS, clinical breast oncologist, shares his expert medical perspective with a series of educational and scientific articles.
Dr. Alan Stolier, MD, FACS, clinical breast oncologist, discusses and analyzes the USPSTF’s Mammography Shift….
the authors suggest that preop MRI is not associated with margin status; rather, patient age and tumor size are the associated factors…
Prior studies have shown that breast cancer incidence has increased from 1999 to 2018. These authors from the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control decided to look at the mortality from breast cancer during this era from 1999 to 2018….
Epigenetics is the study of stable changes in cell function that do not involve alterations in the sequence of DNA (genetic code). Therefore, the DNA genetic code remains the same but there is a change in the function of the cell that does not involve mutations or a change in the code. Epigenetics has begun to take on increasing clinical importance in the last decade….
Few of us have not seen women with newly diagnosed breast cancer who have undergone fertility treatment in the past and wondered whether it affected the likelihood of a breast cancer diagnosis….
Sentinel lymph node biopsy has had a major impact in reducing the number of patients requiring axillary lymph node dissection….
Low carbohydrate has been and is mostly used for weight loss. However, there may be a relationship between postoperative breast cancer and breast cancer-specific survival and overall survival. …
Radiation has been shown to be advantageous, particularly in women undergoing breast-conserving surgery as well as many having mastectomy with more advanced disease. …
The regulation of progesterone receptor (PR) expression is governed by the estrogen receptor (ER), while PR, in turn, affects ER expression. The presence of PR in a tumor indicates that the ERα pathway is active and functioning normally, and PR plays a critical role in maintaining cell integrity, growth, and proliferation. …
Looking ahead, it seems that genetics will continue to play a crucial role beyond simply assessing risk and treating known oncogenes. In my view, the ultimate goal is to develop genetic treatments for existing cancers….