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A Personal Story of Personalized Cancer Care
We hear it all the time: “What does personalized healthcare mean for patients?” It’s a fair question, and a hard one to answer sometimes because our field is so new. But patient Dana Kachurchak of...
View ArticleMastectomy: Remove, Rebuild Breasts in 1 Step (Video)
For a woman facing a mastectomy, where breast tissue is removed to treat or prevent breast cancer, the emotional effects waking up from surgery can be devastating. Not only is her body drastically...
View ArticleJolie’s Choice: Why Have a Preventive Mastectomy?
When a woman decides to have her breasts removed to prevent cancer, the choice is never easy. But it can be the right choice — with the right information. When actress Angelina Jolie announced today...
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For Breast Cancer Prevention, Family Matters
When 24-year-old Allyn Rose announced in November 2012 that she would be undergoing a prophylactic double mastectomy, she sent shockwaves through the media. Why would a beauty queen — Miss District of...
View ArticleWhat You Should Know About Breast Reconstruction
What will happen to my breasts? That is one of many questions women face when they are diagnosed with breast cancer. Fortunately, women have better breast reconstruction options than ever before. In...
View ArticleBreast-Saving Therapies for Cancer Patients (Video)
Advancements in screenings allow for early detection of breast cancer. Add to this all the new treatment therapies available, and it improves the outlook for many breast cancer patients. As breast...
View ArticleShould You Have Chemotherapy Before Surgery for Breast Cancer?
Thanks to improvements in chemotherapy — and new thinking about the order of treatment — surgeons can save more women’s breasts than ever before. “Traditionally, we’ve done surgery first, then...
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What Do You Want to Know About Breast Cancer? Tell Us. Use Hashtag #KnowPink
There is a lot of misinformation floating around about breast cancer. It’s easy to be confused about this disease as our knowledge rapidly evolves. You might wonder how effective mammograms and monthly...
View ArticleBreast Cancer in Young Women Requires Different Treatment
Breast cancer doesn’t occur often in younger women. Of the more than 230,000 new cases of breast cancer expected to be diagnosed in the United States in 2015, only about 11 percent will involve women...
View ArticleTreating Breast Cancer: What are My Surgical Options?
Contributor: Stephanie Valente, DO To treat breast cancer with surgery, you have two main options: mastectomy (complete removal of the breast) or lumpectomy (removal of only the part of the breast that...
View ArticleWhat You Should Know About Numbness After Mastectomy
Surgery for breast cancer can save your life. But if you’re like many women, you may not expect to be left with numbness. Treatments to reverse breast numbness after mastectomy are not yet available....
View ArticleLife After Breast Cancer: When Is it Time for a New Implant?
As a breast cancer survivor, you may think of breast reconstructive surgery as a once-in-a-lifetime experience. However, if you choose breast implants for reconstruction, it’s important to know that...
View ArticleImplants or Tissue Transfer: What’s Right for You After a Mastectomy?
We understand how traumatic the thought of a mastectomy can be for people with breast cancer. If your doctors have shared with you that your best chance of treatment and remission includes a...
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