Monthly Archives: February 2010
all cancers, whether breast, brain or blood, start when a single cell’s DNA gets a mutation or is damaged. This means that a normal gene, that produces a protein that goes on to provide a certain function, becomes abnormal. This abnormal gene produces an abnormal protein. Now our cells are really smart and there are other proteins that detect abnormal genes and remove them or even signal for the entire cell to be destroyed. However, it’s often these removing genes, known as tumor suppressor genes, that are abnormal….. Continue reading
You might remember our 2008 post about the “near-total face transplant” performed by surgeons and doctors at the Cleveland Clinic. It took 22 hours to restore a patient’s face. She had suffered severe facial trauma years before the operation. According … Continue reading
This is a guest post by Michelle in Denver, who had a breast augmentation many years ago. She is now considering a revision surgery, so she did some research on the subject. Do breast implants really need to be replaced … Continue reading
So you’ve met the parents. Now I guess if you twist my arm I’ll talk about myself. Remember this wasn’t my idea! As I’ve said, I’m the youngest of four. The “baby” of the family is the end of reproductive … Continue reading
Like many cancers, the treatment for breast cancer has gone through its evolution. Surgical treatment in the beginning and well into most of the 20th century consisted of the radical mastectomy. This procedure involved removal of the breast, pectoralis major … Continue reading