breast cancer – Page 3 – Dr. Barry Dworkin

Relapsed breast cancer may be genetically different from original tumour

September 25, 2015

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September , 2015 Source: Genetic clue to breast cancer relapses
Wednesday House Call June 24, 2015

June 24, 2015

Wednesday House Call June 24, 2015 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Graham Richardson and Kristy Cameron to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: 1) Cyberbullying linked to depression: http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/cyberbullying-linked-to-risk-of-depression-in-kids-and-teens-research-review-1.2435022 2) Medical pot unproven: http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/medical-pot-unproven-to-help-most-illnesses-researchers-say-1.2436104 3) Too many scans for breast cancer patients: http://www.leaderpost.com/health/women/Early+stage+breast+cancer+patients+getting+many+imaging+tests+study/11156919/story.html 4) Deep Brain Stimulation for the treatment of Parkinson’s Disease.
Study shows less testing for women with stage 1 and 2 breast cancer leads to the same outcomes as using more tests

June 23, 2015

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 23, 2015 Source: Early-stage breast cancer patients get too much testing: study Reference: Imaging for distant metastases in women with early-stage breast cancer: a population-based cohort study
Angelina Jolie's decision to have surgery based on significant family and personal genetic history

March 25, 2015

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 25, 2015 Source: Angelina Jolie’s latest surgery ‘a huge benefit’ to prevent ovarian cancer
Pregnant woman offered chemotherapy that does not harm her baby thus removing an agonizing decision

January 9, 2015

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 09, 2015 Source: Pregnant woman saved from choice between newborn, cancer treatment
Phase 1 breast cancer vaccine deemed safe and now moves onto larger clinical trials

December 1, 2014

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 1, 2014 Source: First steps for new breast cancer vaccine show promise Reference: Safety and Preliminary Evidence of Biologic Efficacy of a Mammaglobin-A DNA Vaccine in Patients with Stable Metastatic Breast Cancer
Turning on the light within cancer cells

November 20, 2014

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 20, 2014 Source: First genetic-based tool to detect circulating cancer cells in blood — lights up cancer cells Reference: Tiffany L. Halo et al. NanoFlares for the detection, isolation, and culture of live tumor cells from human blood. PNAS November 17, 2014; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1418637111
Evidenced-based-evaluation of complementary breast cancer therapies report categorizes those that are helpful and others not so much

November 5, 2014

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 5, 2014 Source: Report card on complementary therapies for breast cancer Reference: S. Bauer-Wu, S. Zick, R. T. Lee, L. G. Balneaves, H. Greenlee. Advancing the Evidence Base and Transforming Cancer Care Through Interprofessional Collegiality: The Society for Integrative Oncology. JNCI Monographs, 2014; 2014 (50): 294 DOI: 10.1093/jncimonographs/lgu042
New rare breast cancer gene discovered and offers more understanding of mechanism of disease

August 8, 2014

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 8, 2014 Source: Gene increases risk of breast cancer to one in three by age 70 Reference: Breast-Cancer Risk in Families with Mutations inPALB2. New England Journal of Medicine, 2014; 371 (6): 497 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1400382