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Your Medications and Products to Avoid Before Breast Surgery
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Keep a list of medicines that are in addition to your cancer treatment. For example, if you take medicine for your heart, blood pressure,...
What to Consider Before You Get Breast Implants
Breast implants are prosthetic devices that are implanted under the breast tissue or under the chest muscle to increase breast size (augmentation mammoplasty) or...
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What is Breast Cancer?
Below is a brief summary on breast cancer terms including major types of breast cancer, breast cancer stage and grade, and the significance of...
Study Finds Artificial Intelligence Can Distinguish Benign Mammogram Images From Malignant Cases Even When...
While digital breast imaging through mammography is effective in detecting breast cancer even in its early stages, it can lead to abnormal findings that...
Few Women Suffering From Breast Cancer Discuss Treatment Costs With Physicians Before Beginning Breast...
Findings from a new study reveal that while many women with breast cancer experience significant financial burden and most prefer to discuss the cost...
Triple Negative Breast Cancer Day is on March 8
March 3, 2018 is Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Day. We have known for a while that not all breast cancer is created equal. Most breast...
Using Circulating Tumor DNA to Predict Cancer Recurrence and Guide Therapy
A recent technology is being increasingly used (at least in a research setting) to detect recurrence of cancer. The technology analyzes blood samples for...
Welcome to Our Breast Surgery Practice
Dear Patients, Family Members, and Friends:
On behalf of our practice, I welcome you to one of the top oncoplastic breast surgery practices in the...
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. This week is HBOC Week (Sep 30-Oct 6)
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This week is National Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HBOC) Week and Wednesday October 3, 2018 is Previvor...
Ultrasound-Guided Core-Needle Biopsy Superior to Fine Needle Aspiration for Determining Axillary Lymph Node Status...
When breast cancer is diagnosed, evaluation of the lymph nodes of the armpit, called "axillary lymph nodes" is performed during clinical examination as part...
Survey Reveals Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer Face Major Financial Stress Due to Treatment...
A new nationwide analysis of more than 1,000 people living with metastatic breast cancer from 41 states reveals significant cancer-related financial burden known as...
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What is a Breast Surgeon?
A breast surgeon is a surgeon who has a strong commitment to the evaluation and care of patients with benign (noncancerous) and malignant (cancer)...
Bernard Fisher, father of breast surgery, turns 100 this month
Bernard Fisher, MD FACS turned 100 years old this month. Considered a pioneer of breast surgical oncology, “research by Dr. Fisher has extended and...
What to Consider Before You Get Breast Implants
Breast implants are prosthetic devices that are implanted under the breast tissue or under the chest muscle to increase breast size (augmentation mammoplasty) or...
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FDA warns women about the risks of textured breast implants in causing lymphoma
The FDA released a statement from Binita Ashar, M.D., a general surgeon and...
Few Women Suffering From Breast Cancer Discuss Treatment Costs With Physicians Before Beginning Breast Cancer Treatment
Findings from a new study reveal that while many women with breast cancer experience significant...
Ultrasound-Guided Core-Needle Biopsy Superior to Fine Needle Aspiration for Determining Axillary Lymph Node Status in Breast Cancer
When breast cancer is diagnosed, evaluation of the lymph nodes of the armpit, called "axillary...
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. This week is HBOC Week (Sep 30-Oct 6)
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This week is National Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer...
What is a Breast Surgeon?
A breast surgeon is a surgeon who has a strong commitment to the evaluation and...
BREAST HEALTH
Bernard Fisher, father of breast surgery, turns 100 this month
Bernard Fisher, MD FACS turned 100 years old this month. Considered a pioneer of breast surgical oncology, “research by Dr. Fisher has extended and...
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Your Medications and Products to Avoid Before Breast Surgery
Medications
Keep a list of medicines that are in addition to your cancer treatment. For example, if you take medicine for your heart, blood pressure,...
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What to Consider Before You Get Breast Implants
Breast implants are prosthetic devices that are implanted under the breast tissue or under the chest muscle to increase breast size (augmentation mammoplasty) or...
Survey Reveals Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer Face Major Financial Stress...
A new nationwide analysis of more than 1,000 people living with metastatic breast cancer from 41 states reveals significant cancer-related financial burden known as...
What is a Breast Surgeon?
A breast surgeon is a surgeon who has a strong commitment to the evaluation and care of patients with benign (noncancerous) and malignant (cancer)...