The answer: Low vitamin D levels. Article Written by: Dr. Carla Garcia As we move past October and the myriad mentions of breast cancer, I am hoping we can do the same soon with COVID 19….move past it. These two diseases, although vastly different from each other, are both affected by vitamin D levels. Most […]
Posts tagged Breast Cancer
Mammogram screening and overdiagnosis: tumor size an issue?
DOTmed.com – Health Care Business Daily News Written by: Thomas Dworetzky , Contributing Reporter A just-published study of breast cancer data has raised the issue of overdiagnosis from mammography screening – and puts tumor size squarely in the middle of the debate. That’s because many “small breast cancers have an excellent prognosis because they are inherently […]
Topol: Time to End Routine Mammography
Eric J. Topol, MD May 06, 2015 Mammography Is a Recipe for Net Harm The medical community prides itself on evidence to drive important decision-making. But when the evidence is contrary to entrenched medical practice, it has a hard time coming to terms. Such is the case for mammography recommendations. All of the data now […]
U.S. breast cancer cases to increase 50 percent by 2030: NCI report
April 22, 2015 by Lisa Chamoff , DOTmed contributing reporter The number of breast cancer cases in the U.S. will be 50 percent higher in 2030 than it was in 2011, with an estimated 441,000 cases in 15 years, according to new research by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The research, presented this week at […]
USPSTF new breast screening recommendations ‘would result in thousands of breast cancer dea...
April 21, 2015 by Lauren Dubinsky , Staff Writer The U.S Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released the draft update for its breast cancer screening recommendations on Monday — but not much has changed from the 2009 recommendations. The recommendations state that women between ages 50 and 74 should only undergo routine biennial screening and […]
Breast Biopsies Leave Room for Doubt, Study Finds
By DENISE GRADY MARCH 17, 2015 Original Link – New York Times Breast biopsies are good at telling the difference between healthy tissue and cancer, but less reliable for identifying more subtle abnormalities, a new study finds. Because of the uncertainty, women whose results fall into the gray zone between normal and malignant — with […]
Breast cancer: are men the forgotten victims?
In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October, cancer charities and organizations around the globe will be “thinking pink.” On October 24th, Breast Cancer Campaign will have their “Wear it Pink” event, in which people all over the US will wear pink clothing to raise awareness of the disease that will be diagnosed in […]
Breast density: over 700,000 UK women living with ‘hidden’ breast cancer risk
1 October 2014 Risk Determination and Prevention of Breast Cancer[1], published in the journal Breast Cancer Research, identifies the critical gaps that must be addressed if we are to reverse the increase in breast cancer expected over the next 10 years – and reach a tipping point where more breast cancers will be prevented in […]
Gov. Jan Brewer signs Breast Density Law
April 22, 2014 by Loren Bonner , DOTmed News Online Editor Arizona became the fifteenth state to require physicians to inform women if they have dense breasts along with the possible risks that can be present. After legislation was introduced at the request of a diagnostic radiologist in Arizona, and went through the procedural votes […]
FAIL: Another Mammography Study Finds They Don’t Save Lives
Posted on: Wednesday, February 12th 2014 at 8:15 am Written By: Sayer Ji, Founder GreenMedInfo.com There are already more than enough reasons for ‘pink’ to make you see red, not the least of which is the notion that exposing the healthy breasts of asymptomatic women to breast-cancer causing x-ray radiation for ‘early detection’ is the […]
Watchful Waiting Best for Low-Risk Breast Lesions
August 21, 2013 by Carol Ko , Staff Writer A new study shows that slow-growing breast lesions classified as “probably benign” commonly found with ultrasound screenings can be safely re-evaluated in 12 months instead of being immediately followed up with unnecessary biopsies and exams. Current guidelines suggest that such lesions should be followed up either […]
Special report: The end of traditional mammography?
July 19, 2013 by Carol Ko , Staff Writer This first appeared in the July 2013 issue of DOTmed Business News It’s no secret that getting a mammogram is a nerve-wracking experience for many women. Although some studies suggest women at higher risk for breast cancer are more likely to get regular screens, others show […]
NYTimes.com – Our Feel-Good War on Breast Cancer
By PEGGY ORENSTEIN Published: April 25, 2013 NYtimes.com So when the radiologist found an odd, bicycle-spoke-like pattern on the film — not even a lump — and sent me for a biopsy, I wasn’t worried. After all, who got breast cancer at 35? It turns out I did. Recalling the fear, confusion, anger and grief […]
Cancer Survivor or Victim of Overdiagnosis?
The New York Times Articles By: H. Gilbert Welch Written: November 21, 2012 FOR decades women have been told that one of the most important things they can do to protect their health is to have regular mammograms. But over the past few years, it’s become increasingly clear that these screenings are not all they’re […]
The Benefits and Harms of Breast Cancer Screening: An Independent Review
The Lancet, Early Online Publication, 30 October 2012 doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61611-0Cite or Link Using DOI The benefits and harms of breast cancer screening: an independent review Original Text Independent UK Panel on Breast Cancer Screening† Summary Whether breast cancer screening does more harm than good has been debated extensively. The main questions are how large the benefit […]
Breast Cancer Screening Causes More Damage than Previously Thought
Around 4,000 women have unnecessary treatment for a disease that will never threaten their health, though tests should continue Sarah Boseley, health editor The Guardian, Monday 29 October 2012 Around 1,300 lives are saved by mammography, but many women have unnecessary breast cancer treatment. Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA Breast cancer screening causes more harm than has […]
When a Train is not a Boat, and a Row Boat is not a Luxury Liner
Why Mammography cannot be compared with breast thermography. Author: Dr. Hillary Smith I have recently seen the media go crazy with a study that was done at Bryn Mawr Hospital comparing mammography and thermography for breast cancer detection. The thermal images in the study failed to impress those conducting the study. And so we see […]
Rebuttle to No-Touch Study ~ Misleading Media About Thermography
The recent plethora of articles reporting a study published that compares a certain type of infrared imaging for breast cancer with mammography has been taken out of context and perspective by some journalists and by certain self interest groups within the medical profession. The ‘No touch breast scan’ product was tested alongside mammography for the […]