BREAST CANCER INCIDENCE RISING AS PLUNGE IN DEATH RATE BEGINS TO SLOW
There are currently 3.8 million women with a history of breast cancer living in the United States. Since 1989 the death rate has plunged 40%. According to the A...
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Concerns Rise Following CRISPR Revelation from China
International moratorium called for by CRISPR scientists
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...
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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, News, BRCA, Genetic Testing
DIRECT TO CONSUMER GENE TESTING MAY BE A GAME CHANGER
What are your plans for patients who arrive with their genetic profiles? On March 16, 2018, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized 23an...
FEATURED, Genetics, News, Research, Genetic Testing
Obsolete Guidelines for Genetic Testing Miss Breast Cancer Patients Who Could Benefit
Underdiagnosis of Hereditary Breast Cancer: Are Genetic Testing Guidelines a Tool or an Obstacle? Approximately 330,000 patients are diagnosed with breast cance...
FEATURED, Genomics, News, Radiation, Regional Management, Risk Assessment
Influence of the subtype on local recurrence risk of breast cancer with or without radiotherapy
Breast Cancer Subtype May Be Predictive of Ipsilateral Breast Tumor Recurrence Studies have shown that certain intrinsic subtypes of breast cancer are associate...
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Standard Light Microscopy Illuminates a Molecular Mystery
Why do triple negative breast cancers in BRCA-1 patients have a better prognosis?
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Genome-wide Association Studies (GWAS) may be future for helping determine relative risk
Genetics have a thumb on the scale for just about every human trait Francis Collins, current Director of the NIH and member of the Human Genome Project, predic...
