Tag Archives: breast cancer
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
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
Today I had a consultation with a lovely couple. The wife and patient is a 31-year-old mother of two young children. During a breast self-exam (which I hope all women do but know they don’t so do it) she noticed … Continue reading
A common question that is raised to me during a breast augmentation consultation is the ability to detect breast cancer after breast implants. I’m pleased when women ask this as it confirms that they following physician recommendations on breast cancer … Continue reading