Treating Ductal Carcinoma in Situ
There are many different types of breast cancer and the type with which I was diagnosed was Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). DCIS is a condition in which a spectrum of abnormal cells… Continue reading
Tag Archive: breast cancer
Being before doing
I met Pasha Hogan, two years ago, at the Young Survival Coalition conference in Washington DC, where she sought out the two Irish girls who had travelled all the way across the Atlantic… Continue reading
Breast cancer changes with spread
Nearly 40% of breast cancer tumours change form when they spread, a UK study shows. The researchers say this could mean that patients require changes to their treatment regime. They analysed 211 tumours… Continue reading
Hope in Bloom
I came across an uplifting story recently about an organization with the wonderful name, Hope in Bloom, a nonprofit that plants gardens for breast-cancer patients. Linda (Bosse) Charron is getting a reminder of… Continue reading
New aid to breast reconstruction decision making
A computer-based decision-making aid may make it possible for more women to have breast reconstruction after surgical treatment for cancer. The tool has helped women play a larger role in decision-making, according to… Continue reading
Cancer drug case study: Tyverb
Jo Waters, 55, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2002. She had a mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Then she had six cycles of Herceptin. It appeared to work. “I had two years of… Continue reading
More women choose contralateral prophylactic mastectomy
The number of women with cancer in one breast who opt to have the other breast preventively removed — known as a contralateral prophylactic mastectomy — more than doubled from 1995 through 2005… Continue reading
Moving towards targeted cancer treatment
Scientists are close to discovering how breast cells become cancerous it emerged yesterday. Dr Paul Edwards from Cambridge University has identified a gene called NRG1 which is linked to more than half of… Continue reading
9 things you should know about breast cancer
Yesterday I attended the launch by Europa Donna Ireland (EDI) of a leaflet highlighting the 9 things every woman in Ireland should know about breast cancer. It is the first time a… Continue reading
More research needed to help DCIS
So back to business again this morning and today I am highlighting a recent medical story which recommends that more research is needed to indicate which DCIS patients are candidates for less invasive surgery. This is something… Continue reading
