Posts Tagged ‘breast cancer screening’
40 over 40
40% of Women Over 40 Have Dense Breasts. Why does this matter? Fact the denser the breast the higher the risk of getting breast cancer. Fact having dense breasts is a greater risk factor than having a family history of breast cancer. Fact mammograms miss about 50% of breast cancer in the densest breasts. The…
Read MoreFrom Bench to Bedside – BreastDefense and Translational Medicine
Translational research is generally considered a process that starts in the lab–the “bench”–where a new drug, device, or procedure is developed, and ends with the production that makes it available in the clinic–the “bedside.” Barry S. Coller from the Rockefeller University, NY defines translational medicine as: “The application of the scientific method to address a…
Read MoreThe Sharks and The Minnows
The wide net of cancer detection is picking up the Sharks – the aggressive tumors – and the Minnows- the non-aggressive tumors. “We are not seeing enough of the really lethal cancers, and we’re finding too many of the slow moving ones that probably don’t need to be found” says Laura Esserman, a breast cancer…
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