Media
Breast Cancer Treatment
- October 2021 – Yahoo Life – These Breast Cancer Survivors are Happier than Ever Post-Mastectomy
- October 2021 – Cure Today – Some Women with Breast Cancer Report “Flat Denial”
- June 2021 – Cancer Today – Going Flat
- February 2021 – BreastCancer.org Podcast – Talking to Your Doctor About Going Flat
- February 2021 – Cure Magazine – Many Women are Satisfied After “Going Flat” Post-Mastectomy
- January 2021 – BreastCancer.org – Most Women Satisfied with Choice to Go Flat After Mastectomy
- January 2021 – US News and World Report / HealthDay / WebMD – More Breast Cancer Survivors Opting to “Go Flat” After Mastectomy
- January 2021 – Cancer Health – Most Women who “Go Flat” After Mastectomy Feel Good About the Choice
- January 2021 – VeryWell Health – More Breast Cancer Patients Opting Out of Reconstructive Surgery
- December 2020 – WebMD – Breast Cancer Facts Doctors Might Not Tell You
- October 2020 – Yahoo Life – Breast Cancer Survivors Make Strides in Showing that “Going Flat” after Mastectomy is both Beautiful and Valid
- September 2020 – Cancer Therapy Advisor – How Breast Cancer Patients Really Feel About Endocrine Therapy
- August 2020 – HealthLine – Are Older Adults Getting Too Many Cancer Screenings?
- April 2020 – LiveScience – What is Chemotherapy?
- December 2019 – Cancer Today – Avoiding Unnecessary Lymph Node Biopsy
- August 2019 – Everyday Health – How to Track Side Effects of Chemo Treatment
- May 2019 – Healthline – Advantages of Less Invasive Mastectomy Surgery
- May 2019 – MedPage Today – Policy Cuts Opioid Use after Breast Cancer Surgery
- April 2019 – ASCO Daily News – Reconstructing Lives: Offering Patients All Options After Mastectomy
- February 2019 – Insider – FDA Warns About Cancer Linked to Breast Implants
- January 2019 – LiveScience – Scientists Say They’ll Have a Cure For Cancer Within a Year
- September 2018 – MedPage Today – Study Backs Omitting Axillary Surgery in Certain Breast Cancer Patients
- September 2018 – New York Times – New Approach to Breast Reconstruction may Reduce Pain and Weakness for Some
- June 2018 – New York Times – One in Three Women Undergoing Breast Reconstruction Have Complications
- June 2018 – Vogue – Many Women with Breast Cancer can Skip Chemo, According to a New Study
- April 2018 – Stat News – Cancer Surgery can Awaken Tumor Cells, but Cheap Pill Halts Spread in Mice
- January 2017 – Washington Post – Breast Cancer Treatments can Raise Risk of Heart Disease
- October 2017 – Washington Post – Breast Cancer Death Rates Drop Almost 40%
- October 2017 – Oprah Magazine – Why Some Women Reject Breast Reconstruction
- May 2017 – CBS News – Olivia Newton-John Breast Cancer Recurrence
- May 2017 – Washington Post – Watching and Waiting with Stage 0 Breast Cancer
- March 2017 – Vogue – FDA Links Breast Implants to Rare Form of Cancer
- March 2017 – CBS News – Deaths Linked to Rare Cancer From Breast Implants
- November 2016 – ASCO Post – Expect and Encourage Questions About Breast Reconstruction
- November 2016 – New York Times – “Going Flat” After Breast Cancer Surgery
- June 2016 – Wall Street Journal – Double Mastectomy Decision
- May 2016 – ABC 7 Los Angeles Metastatic Breast Cancer
- August 2015 – NBC News Health – New Study Raises Questions about DCIS
- July 2015 – CBS2 Los Angeles Interview on Screening Mammography
- June 2015 – Wall Street Journal – Increasing Rates of Preventative Mastectomy
- June 2015 – Associated Press – Surgical Techniques to Decrease Re-Operation
- May 2015 – Los Angeles Times – Healthcare Costs
- April 2015 – FOX 11 Los Angeles Interview on Rita Wilson’s Mastectomy Decision
- April 2015 – ABC7 Los Angeles Interview on Rita Wilson’s Mastectomy Decision
- September 2014 – Cancer.Net – Talking With Your Doctor about Breast Surgery Options
- July 2014 – CBS 2 Los Angeles Interview on Tamoxifen Gel
- November 2013 – FOX 11 Los Angeles Interview on Amy Robach’s Mastectomy Decision
- November 2013 – ABC 7 Los Angeles Interview on Amy Robach’s Mastectomy Decision
- October 2013 – Santa Clarita Valley TV – Breast cancer treatment options, BRCA Gene Testing, “Pink Washing”, and More
- May 2013 – New York Times – No Easy Choices on Breast Reconstruction
- May 2013 – Associated Press – Women Have New Options for Breast Cancer Surgery
Breast Cancer Detection and Risk
- September 2021 – Everyday Health – How to Do a Breast Self-Exam
- February 2021 – EveryDay Health – Mammogram Scheduling and COVID Vaccination
- October 2020 – UCLA Health – Doctors Fear Mammography Cancellations During Pandemic Could Lead to Poorer Breast Cancer Outcomes
- September 2020 – Parents Magazine – 5 Ways to Lower Your Risk of Breast Cancer
- November 2019 – Everyday Health – 5 Questions to Ask About Textured Breast Implants
- July 2019 – Business Insider – Allergan Breast Implant Recall
- May 2019 – Healthline – Advantages of 3D Mammograms
- March 2019 – NBC / The Today Show – FDA Wants Women to Know About Breast Density
- February 2019 – Washington Post – Breast Surgeons Say All Breast Cancer Patients Should Be Offered Genetic Testing
- February 2019 – Reuters – Better Breast Cancer Screening, Treatment May Have Saved Hundreds of Thousands of Lives
- January 2019 – KPCC / NPR Air Talk – Cancer Rates Steadily Decline Over Past 25 Years
- December 2018 – NBC News – Belly Fat Increases Risk of Breast Cancer Despite Normal BMI
- December 2018 – Healthline – Breast Cancer Risk after Childbirth
- November 2018 – Healthline – Should Some Women get Mammograms at 30?
- November 2018 – Healthline – Should Women over 75 get Mammograms?
- October 2018 – Insider Health – Breast Cancer Facts and Myths Everyone Should Know
- September 2018 – Reuters – Exome Sequencing Highlights Hidden Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risks
- August 2018 – Reuters – Not all Women Eligible for Breast Cancer Gene Tests are Getting Them
- June 2018 – Health.com – 19 Facts About Breasts
- May 2018 – Insider Health – 13 Questions, Answered
- June 2017 – NPR – New ACOG Screening Mammography Guidelines
- May 2017 – Vogue – Everything You Need to Know About Breast Cancer Prevention
- October 2016 – STAT News – Mammograms more likely to cause unneeded treatment than to save lives
- March 2016 – ABC7 – Woman’s Breast Cancer Warning Sign Goes Viral
- November 2015 – NPR Shots – Mammogram Decision Tool for Women in Their 40s
Social Media
- October 2020 – Medscape – #BCSM: Invaluable Tool for the Breast Cancer Community
- October 2020 – UCLA Newsroom – How a Twitter Hashtag Provides Insights for Doctors and Support for People with Breast Cancer
- August 2020 – Cancer Therapy Advisor – The Twitter Effect on How Oncologists Conduct and Share Research
- April 2019 – Cancer Therapy Advisor – Navigating Cancer Communication on Twitter
- February 2019 – Cancer Today – Considering the Term “Cancer Survivor”
- June 2018 – MedPage Today – #SocialMediaPrimer: Do’s and Don’ts for Cancer Docs
- March 2018 – Health News Review podcast – Doctors Who Blog
- January 2018 – Medscape – How Twitter is Reshaping the Medical Conference
- June 2017 – American Medical Association / American College of Surgeons
- April 2017 – CBS News – Women Surgeons React to New Yorker Magazine Cover
- December 2016 – CNN.com – Socially Isolated Breast Cancer Patients Fare Worse
- December 2016 – CBS News – Doctors Share Inspiring Goals for 2017
- June 2016 – ASCO Post – It Started with Twitter: Deanna Attai Spearheads Patient-Centered Care
- December 2015 – ASCO Connection – Social Media and Oncology: Creating Unprecedented Opportunities
- November 2015 – UCLA Magazine – Get Social
- September 2015 – Oncology Times – Summer Vacation
- August 2015 – Today Show Online – #ILookLikeASurgeon
- August 2015 – Osmosis Blog – Leaders in Medical Education
- June 2015 – OncLive – Doctors Wary of Social Media Exposure but see Value in Dialogue
- March 2015 – OncLive Interview – Social Media for Oncologists
- February 2015 – OncLive Interview – What Physicians Can Learn From Social Media
- September 2014 – Targeted Oncology Interview – Breast Cancer Survivor Support on Twitter
- June 2014 – ASCO Connection – Virtual Community, Real Support for Breast Cancer
- December 2013 – Oncology Times: Profiles in Social Oncology
- September 2013 – Creating Patient-Physician Synergy with Social Media – Stanford Medicine X Panel Discussion
- October 2012 – USA Today coverage of Breast Cancer / Social Media Support Group
- #BCSM – Breast Cancer Social Media