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….
Oncology News
Dr. Alan Stolier, MD, FACS, clinical breast oncologist, shares his expert medical perspective with a series of educational and scientific articles.
Beyond The Scalpel: Does Preoperative MRI Lower Re-Excision Rates?
the authors suggest that preop MRI is not associated with margin status; rather, patient age and tumor size are the associated factors…
Falling Stars: The Patchwork Quilt Of The Falling Death Rates From Breast Cancer In The USA
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….
Epigenetic Harmony: Unraveling The Secrets Of DNA Methylation
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….
Fertility Preservation And The Risk Of Breast Cancer Recurrence
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….
The Lymphedema Chronicles: Subclinical Lymphedema After Treatment For Breast Cancer
Sentinel lymph node biopsy has had a major impact in reducing the number of patients requiring axillary lymph node dissection….
Low Carbohydrate Diet And Its Interaction With Breast Cancer Mortality And Specific Survival
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 Therapy and the Risk of Second Primary Breast Cancers in Women with BRCA Deleterious Variants
Radiation has been shown to be advantageous, particularly in women undergoing breast-conserving surgery as well as many having mastectomy with more advanced disease. …
To Measure or not Measure the Progesterone Receptor, that is the Question
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. …
Gazing Over the Horizon at Cancer Treatment
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….