Archive Monthly Archives: October 2019

Lifestyle Approaches to Breast Cancer

One of the most common questions I get when treating a breast cancer patient (or any other cancer patient for that matter) is “What can I do to treat this?”.  It is also the question that we physicians may not have time for after explaining the diagnosis and treatment options. However, this is an important question. […]

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Breast Cancer Prevention

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  Many factors are risks for developing breast cancer such as age, family history, age of first menstrual cycle and age of first childbirth.  These factors are out of our control.  My patients often ask me what they can do to prevent breast cancer. The Mayo Clinic lists seven things that […]

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What is a Previvor?

While I treat breast cancer every day, discuss genetic testing and make recommendations regarding preventative surgery, the term “Previvor” was quite new to me.  I received a Facebook post from a friend who had just gone through a prophylactic double mastectomy.  In her post, she stated, “I am now a previvor!”. Seeing your healthy friend go […]

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Surgeon & Her Sister Mad Over a Mammogram

It’s normal to get frustrated with your siblings but I never thought I would get mad at my sister over a mammogram. A couple months ago I called her and she was angry telling me she received a notice in the mail that she was due for a mammogram. She didn’t want to go and […]

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