Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This
The Nurses Health Study and the Nurses Health Study II are studies which collect extensive questionnaire data prospectively, including data about diet. The study now contains well over 200,000 female nurses. …
Oncology News
Dr. Alan Stolier, MD, FACS, clinical breast oncologist, shares his expert medical perspective with a series of educational and scientific articles.
TROUBLE IN PARADISE: A PRIMER IN ADENOVIRUS VACCINES
Blood clotting problems with J&J and AstraZeneca Vaccines Leads to Temporary Pause in Vaccinations…
IN CERTAIN CANCERS, GIVING CHEMOTHERAPY PREOPERATIVELY MAY RESULT IN A SURVIVAL ADVANTAGE
Giving chemotherapy before surgery is called neoadjuvant therapy. Until recently, it had precise indications. Patients with a small number of cancerous axillary lymph nodes could have cancer irradicated in about 25-30%, sparing the patient a complete node dissection and reduce the risk of……
Risk Of Contralateral Breast Cancer Is Falling
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
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
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?
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
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…
Tales of the Dead: Could a Human Zombie Gene Hold the Secret to Cancer Prevention?
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…
Low Risk Of Recurrence In Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy For DCIS
Low Risk Of Recurrence In Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy For DCIS Ductal carcinoma in situ (also called DCIS) is breast cancer, which has not invaded outside of the primary milk ducts. Consequently, it has no way to spread to other parts of the body or the lymph nodes. The reported cure rate for women diagnosed with DCIS…