28 January 2015 A study published in the journal Cancer found that many women lack basic knowledge about their breast cancer. Researchers at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston surveyed 500 women treated between 2010-2011 for Stage 0 - III breast cancer in Northern California. Women were asked about 4 tumor characteristics - estrogen receptor (ER) status, Her2/neu status, tumor…
Read more19 January 2015 This past weekend, I gave a talk at the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting - the title of the talk was Increasing Mastectomy Rates - Science vs. Personal Choice. There is a tremendous amount of literature documenting the increasing mastectomy rates. The talk focused on women with early stage breast cancer…
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