NEWS VIDEOS
Breast Cancer Treatment:
November 2013 - FOX 11 Los Angeles Interview on GMA Anchor Amy Robach’s Mastectomy Decision
November 2013 - ABC 7 Los Angeles Interview on GMA Anchor Amy Robach’s Mastectomy Decision
October 2013 - Santa Clarita Valley TV - Breast cancer treatment options, BRCA testing, and more
May 2013 - Associated Press - Women Have New Options for Breast Cancer Surgery
February 2013 - FOX 11 Los Angeles Interview on Young Women and Breast Cancer
February 2013 - ABC 7 Los Angeles Interview on Metastatic Breast Cancer in Young Women
January 2013 - FOX 11 Los Angeles Interview on Breast Cancer Surgery Survival Rates
November 2012 - FOX 11 Los Angeles Interview on Screening Mammograms
July 2012 - KnowError Test Prevents Errors in Breast Cancer Diagnosis - NBC4 LA
May 2012 - Investigational Breast Cancer Chemotherapy - FOX 11 Interview
May 2012 - Weight Loss and Breast Cancer Risk - ABC7 Interview
April 2012 - FDA Approval of Breast Ultrasound - ABC7 Interview
November 2011 - FDA Reverses Avastin Decision - FOX LA Interview
November 2011 - Alcohol and Breast Cancer Risk - ABC7 LA
October 2011 - BPA & Breast Cancer - FOX LA
October 2011 - ABC7 LA Women’s Health Hotline
6/29/11 FDA Decision on Avastin - NBC4 LA
6/28/11 Importance of Mammograms for Early Detection - ABC7 LA
2/8/11 Axillary Dissection Often Not Necessary - ABC7 LA
Breast Cancer Risk:
June 2013 ABC7 - Fish Oil and Breast Cancer
May 2013 TODAY Show - Aunt of Angelina Jolie Passes due to Metastatic Breast Cancer
May 2013 FOX 11 Los Angeles - Preventative Mastectomy: What You Need to Know
May 2013 TODAY Show - Angelina Jolie’s Bilateral Mastectomy
May 2013 ABC 7 Options for Women with High Risk of Breast Cancer
May 2013 NBC4 LA BRCA Gene Mutation and Breast Cancer Risk
April 2013 Screening Mammogram Rates not Decreasing ABC7 LA
Mammograms and Breast Cancer Risk - KTTV-LA FOX August 2012
The Role of Diet and Environment: 4Wholeness.com
Take Control of Your Breast Cancer Risk: ABC7 LA
Cryoablation:
5/20/2012 NBC4 LA American Health Front
9/10/10 Coverage on “The Doctors”
Other Technology:
September 2013 MarginProbe to Reduce Repeat Surgery - CBS - LA
April 2013 MarginProbe to Reduce Repeat Breast Surgery - ABC7 LA
FDA Approves Automated Whole Breast Ultrasound For Screening
PEAK PlasmaBlade OomphTV.com Coverage
Social Media:
Creating Patient-Physician Synergy with Social Media - Stanford Medicine X 2013 Panel Discussion
#BCSM - Breast Cancer Social Media
OTHER MEDIA COVERAGE
Dr. Attai named a “Top Doctor” by US News & World Report
-Read about the Peer Nomination Process
May 2013 - New York Times - No Easy Choices on Breast Reconstruction
May 2013 - Associated Press - Women Have New Options for Breast Cancer Surgery
April 2013 - Forbes Online coverage of Breast Cancer / Social Media Online Community
April 2013 - TeamInspire Interview
November 2012 - Health on Today coverage of Bilateral Prophylactic Mastectomy
October 2012 - USA Today coverage of Breast Cancer / Social Media Support Group
Breast Density & Cancer Risk: Ventura County Star Editorial 08/2012
This Week In Oncology Radio Show November 2011
Talk About Health Profile, Videos and Posts
Center For Breast Care Inc. named a SAVI Center of Excellence
PEAK Plasmablade use for breast cancer surgery – Burbank Leader Article
What Gets Left Behind – MAMM Magazine
COMMENTARY AND ORIGINAL ARTICLES
WELLNESS BLOG
Dr. Attai’s Wellness Blog
Increasing Mastectomy Rates
The following article appeared in Medscape and covered a recent study suggesting that many women base their decision to undergo a mastectomy on fear. I was happy to contribute my thoughts to what is a very complex issue and a very difficult decision for so many women. ~DJA Medscape Medical News > Oncology Misconceptions, Fears [...]
Breast Cancer Overdiagnosis and Overtreatment
There has recently been a fair amount of press coverage regarding the issue of overdiagnosis and overtreatment of cancers, including breast cancer. It is a very complex issue, addressed in part in this post on the #BCSM Community Website: What’s In A Name? Cancer - or Indolent Lesion of Epithelial Origin?
Dense Breast Tissue
There has been much in the news lately regarding dense breast tissue and the concerns regarding risk of breast cancer as well as the inability of routine mammography to detect breast cancers in women with dense breast tissue. First of all, it is important to understand what is being discussed when you hear the term [...]
Breast Cancer & Lifestyle
Breast Cancer is a common disease, affecting approximately 1 in 8 women over a lifetime. Men are also affected, at a rate of approximately 1 in 100. All women should have an awareness of the changes that occur in their breasts, and should undergo routine evaluation and imaging (such as mammogram, ultrasound, or MRI if [...]
Soy and Breast Cancer
Much has been written regarding the role of soy and breast cancer, but much confusion remains. While research in this area is active, here is what we know: Soy is an isoflavone, a class of chemical that has weak estrogen-like activity. We know that women in Asian countries, following a traditional diet, have a lower [...]
Non-Surgical Cryoablation
I am proud to be one of a handful of surgeons in the country to offer cryoablation for the treatment of breast tumors. Cryoablation is not a new technique, and in fact has been used for many years in the treatment of liver and prostate cancer. This FDA-cleared procedure involves freezing the mass inside of [...]