CAN THE COSMETIC OUTCOME BE IMPROVED IN THE POSTMASTECTOMY RECONSTRUCTED BREAST REQUIRING RADIATION?
With little fear of contradiction, one would assume that most patients requiring post-mastectomy radiation (PMRT) would undergo radiation prior to undergoing de...
FEATURED, Research, Breast Cancer
Peripheral Papillomas Diagnosed by Core Biopsy: To Excise or Not Excise
I believe that it is fair to say that most surgeons excise peripheral papillary mass lesions diagnosed by core needle biopsy. This approach has been challenged ...
FEATURED, Research, Germline, Breast Cancer
Inflammatory Breast Cancer May Be At High Risk of Germline Mutation
Study suggests that patients with inflammatory breast cancer may be at high risk of germline mutation The observation that inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is m...
FEATURED, Research, Pregnancy, Breast Cancer
THE GENOMIC LANDSCAPE OF BREAST CANCERS FOLLOWING PREGNANCY
TP53 mutations more common cancers following early pregnancy
FEATURED, Genetics, Genomics, News, Genetic Engineering, Germline
Concerns Rise Following CRISPR Revelation from China
International moratorium called for by CRISPR scientists
INFECTIOUS HEREDITARY
Mendel and his peas - is that all there is? DNA is passed from parent to offspring, a process called vertical gene transfer.
CME Oncoplastic Surgery Course
Targeted Medical Education (TME) Foundation's first CME Oncoplastic Surgery Course Co-directed by Barry Rosen, MD and Anne Peled, MD June 28–29, 2019 Hyatt Cent...
FEATURED, Industry, News, Oncoplastic, Surgery
GROUNDHOG DAY: Silicone implant complications revisited
ANALYSIS OF 100,000 PATIENTS SHOWS SILICONE IMPLANTS ASSOCIATED WITH CERTAIN SYSTEMIC DISEASES Do you remember when the FDA lifted a 14-year ban on silicone imp...
FEATURED, Genetics, Genomics, Genetic Testing
Mutation Predicts Survival but only in ER-positive Patients
IMPLICATIONS OF TP53 SOMATIC MUTATIONS ARE MOLECULAR SUBTYPE SPECIFIC The somatic mutation TP53—in addition to being critical in maintaining the stability of th...
FEATURED, Genetics, Genetic Testing
Why does Vitamin E appear to offer cancer protection for some but worsen the risk for others?
This is an interesting analysis, as it has always bothered me that Vitamin E supplements appear to be cancer-protective in some studies and possibly harmful in ...
