Top stories in health and medicine, September 6, 2013
From MedPage Today:
MRI No Help for Breast Cancer Recurrence After DCIS. Perioperative MRI did not reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence after treatment of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).
Warnings on Packs Deter Kids From Smoking. The addition of graphic warnings on cigarette packs were more likely to discourage teens from smoking than when warnings were text-only, but did little to dissuade teens who were already regular smokers.
Antidepressants Have No Effect on Bone Loss. The use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) or tricyclic antidepressants among women in midlife didn’t lead to a greater...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 6, 2013 Category: Family Physicians Tags: News Cancer Endocrinology Pediatrics Source Type: blogs
What's in a name?
If the name is "cancer," plenty. When people are told they have cancer, they ordinarily are terrified. And they and their doctors feel compelled to do something about it. Doing something about cancer normally means surgery, chemotherapy, radiation -- all extremely expensive, unpleasant, and in fact damaging to your health.It turns out, however, that since we've undertaken massive programs to screen the general population for what is generally called cancer, we've been detecting a lot of phenomena which, if untreated, would never hurt anyone. But the doctor tells the person "You have cancer," and off we go.The Nationa...
Source: Stayin' Alive - July 31, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Source Type: blogs
Lets redefine cancer
The question has arisen as to how to redefine cancer. A scientific panel states we are using a 19th century definition in the 21st century. The issue is should some precancerous conditions be redefined with out the use of the words cancer or carcinoma."In one example, they say that some premalignant conditions, such as one that affects the breast called ductal carcinoma in situ — which many doctors agree is not cancer — should be renamed to exclude the word carcinoma. That way, patients are less frightened and less likely to seek what may be unneeded and potentially harmful treatments that can include the sur...
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - July 30, 2013 Category: Cancer Tags: cancer diagnosis Source Type: blogs
First Person: I’ve Been Diagnosed with Ductal Carcinoma in Situ Invasive Breast Cancer
This Yahoo Contributor shares how her life has changed since recently being diagnosed with breast cancer.Contributor: Lee HansenPublished: Jun 29, 2013 (Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content)
Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content - June 29, 2013 Category: Other Conditions Source Type: blogs
Paget's disease if Nipple- Review
Clinical:
Approximately 1%–3% of women with adenocarcinoma of the
breast have Paget disease. Clinically-Paget disease has common dermatitis-like appearance,
as originally described in 1874, when Sir James Paget recorded that such
lesions may resemble “ordinary chronic eczema” or present as nipple erosion or
ulceration. Paget disease often has a deceptively banal clinical morphology but
should lead the list of differential diagnoses when evaluating unilateral
lesions of the nipple–areola complex in adults.
Paget disease presenting with nipple erosion.
Most women with the histopathologic finding o...
Source: Oncopathology - June 28, 2013 Category: Pathologists Tags: Breast Biopsy Procedure Breast Carcinoma vs. Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma a common misdiagnosis. Source Type: blogs
Paget's disease if Nipple- Review
Clinical:Approximately 1% –3% of women with adenocarcinoma of the breast have Paget disease. Clinically-Paget disease has common dermatitis-like appearance, as originally described in 1874, when Sir James Paget recorded that such lesions may resemble “ordinary chronic eczema” or present as nipple erosion or ulceration. Paget disease often has a deceptively banal clinical morphology but should lead the list of differential diagnoses when evaluating unilateral lesions of the nipple–areola complex in adults.Paget disease presenting with nipple erosion. Most women with the histopathologic finding of Paget disease ...
Source: Oncopathology - June 28, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: a common misdiagnosis. breast Breast Biopsy Procedure Breast Carcinoma vs. Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma Source Type: blogs
Does Angelina Jolie paint a false picture of mastectomy?
A woman’s mother dies at age 56. A blood test is done. The woman finds out she has a genetic pre-disposition to cancer. She takes what action she thinks she needs to take. A familiar story repeated over and over again every day. I’ve met many women who have made this choice. While not “normal”, it is a familiar situation. These women’s difficult choices go unheralded. But not Angelina. She has a voice and she’s not afraid to use it.
I am of two minds about Ms. Jolie’s announcement. Unlike double mastectomies for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), which isn’t necessarily a cancer and can be treated with a lump...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 15, 2013 Category: Family Physicians Tags: Conditions Cancer Surgery Source Type: blogs
Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy
Nipple-sparing mastectomy in conjunction with immediate breast reconstruction is becoming more and more popular so I thought a blog post about it was in order...What is a nipple-sparing mastectomy?A nipple-sparing mastectomy preserves the nipple, areola and all the surrounding breast skin which is then used for the breast reconstruction. Unlike the traditional "modified radical mastectomy", nipple-sparing mastectomy only removes the breast tissue ("parenchyma") under the skin.What are the benefits?Studies show that nipple-sparing mastectomy provides the same level of surgical treatment as a modified radical mastectom...
Source: Breast Cancer Reconstruction Blog - April 24, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: BRCA breast reconstruction cowden's syndrome mastectomy modified radical mastectomy nipple areola nipple sparing mastectomy nipple-sparing prophylactic mastectomy strong family history Source Type: blogs
Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy
Nipple-sparing mastectomy in conjunction with immediate breast reconstruction is becoming more and more popular so I thought a blog post about it was in order...
What is a nipple-sparing mastectomy?
A nipple-sparing mastectomy preserves the nipple, areola and all the surrounding breast skin which is then used for the breast reconstruction. Unlike the traditional "modified radical mastectomy", nipple-sparing mastectomy only removes the breast tissue ("parenchyma") under the skin.
What are the benefits?
Studies show that nipple-sparing mastectomy provides the same level of surgical treatment as a modified radical ...
Source: Breast Cancer Reconstruction Blog - March 6, 2013 Category: Cancer Tags: nipple sparing mastectomy strong family history breast reconstruction cowden's syndrome modified radical mastectomy nipple-sparing nipple areola prophylactic mastectomy BRCA Source Type: blogs
Micropapillary Carcinoma of the Breast
-Micropapillary breast carcinoma (or invasive micropapillary carcinoma IMPC) is a type of otherwise 'typical' invasive ductal carcinoma which exhibits a unique and characteristic growth pattern. -Invasive micropapillary breast carcinoma is a very aggressive form of breast cancer, with a very high rate of lymph node metastasis.(The rate of lymph node involvement is estimated at between 75% and 100%).-Skin invovlement (skin retraction) is another occassional feature of invasive micropapillary carcinoma of the breast, and is observed in about 20-23% of all cases.Histological aspects of invasive micropapillary carcinoma o...
Source: Oncopathology - October 24, 2012 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: breast breast cancer carcinoma micropapillary poor prognosis Source Type: blogs
Cancer on our Calendar – guest post
A dreary wet Monday after a gorgeous sunny Sunday. Being it is the second week of March though, I can’t complain. Crocous have been in bloom for weeks now. Tulips starting to bud. Trees and bushes too. It really feels like Spring. But this evening I must return to work at the clinic where it is still a cold winter for some.
Today’s breast cancer blogger hails from the UK. Yvonne has been penning her posts for a little over a year now. I decided to include her “About me” profile as it is such a succinct and well written introduction to writing about cancer. You can find Yvonne at time...
Source: Being Cancer Network - March 12, 2012 Category: Cancer Authors: admin Tags: Guest Post * Living with Cancer Breast cancer Source Type: blogs
Minimal Reporting Guidelines for the Treatment of Cancer Patients
Minimal Reporting Guidelines for the Treatment of Cancer Patients As laboratory physicians, our contribution to patient care is knowledge: this is the starting point from which all informed therapeutic intervention proceeds. How that knowledge is obtained and communicated is the art and science of our profession. These minimal diagnostic guidelines are designed to be used as an aid, not a constraint, in that process. The guidelines are presented in a specific format out of necessity, but any format that effectively communicates the necessary information in a given patho...
Source: Oncopathology - September 5, 2011 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: blogs
