by Garth Sundem | Jul 9, 2019 | Latest News, Research
Rachel Rabinovitch, MD Ashkenazi Jewish women have a 1-in-40 chance of carrying the BRCA mutation and these BRCA-positive women have an 80 percent lifetime risk of developing breast or ovarian cancer. A study by University of Colorado Cancer Center and Shaarei Zedek...
by Garth Sundem | Jun 17, 2019 | Latest News, Research
Elena Shagisultanova, MD, PhD (left), and Virginia Borges, MD, MMSc The growth of some breast cancers is driven by hormones like estrogen and progesterone. Other breast cancers are driven by changes in the gene HER2. Still some cancers are driven by both – and breast...
by Garth Sundem | Apr 1, 2019 | Featured, Latest News
Heide Ford, PhD Many cancers are relatively harmless at their site of origin, and it is only when they metastasize to sites like the brain, bones, lungs, and liver that they become especially dangerous. And so, in addition to stopping the growth of cancer at its...
by Garth Sundem | Mar 12, 2019 | Latest News, Patient Care
Sarah Tevis, MD The use of textured breast implants during augmentation or reconstructive surgery can slightly increase a patient’s risk of developing Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL), a form of cancer that is distinct from other...
by Garth Sundem | Mar 1, 2019 | Featured, Latest News, Research
Diana Cittelly, PhD Triple-negative breast cancers are more likely than other breast cancer types to metastasize and are especially likely to go the brain in younger women. Researchers have tested various hypotheses to explain this danger. One idea that has gotten...
