Category Archives for breast cancer
Mammography Pros and Cons
Yes, mammography has pros and cons. And mammography can reduce your risk of breast cancer by identifying BC at its earliest stages. At the same time, mammography causes a number of problems. More importantly,
Continue readingActive Surveillance in DCIS
Active surveillance in DCIS is finally here. I say finally because “deintensifying treatment” has come to many other forms of cancer including prostate cancer. Years ago. When I first wrote
Continue readingTherapy-induced Heart Damage Among Breast Cancer
Therapy-induced heart damage among breast cancer survivors is a true long-term and/or late stage side effect according to the study linked below. I say this because only a small fraction of breast cancer
Continue readingBreast Cancer Chemo Brain Donepezil
Breast cancer survivors who experience chemo brain to not benefit from donepezil/aricept. Donepezil is a drug to treat Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). I’m no genius but I’m pretty sure that
Continue readingFunctional Decline in Breast Cancer Survivors!?
Functional decline in breast cancer survivors is a fancy way of saying that chemotherapy and radiation cause DNA damage which results in premature aging as well as other long-term side effects. There is
Continue readingTrastuzumab-Induced Cardiomyopathy in Breast Cancer
Trastuzumab-induced cardiomyopathy is a subset of one of the most serious short, long-term and late stage side effects of conventional cancer treatment. And that general side effect is called chemotherapy-induced
Continue readingChemotherapy-induced Heart Damage Breast Cancer
Chemotherapy-induced Heart Damage in Breast Cancer patients is a serious short, long-term and late stage side effect. Both chemotherapy and radiation have been shown to cause heart damager. While the study
Continue readingNavigating Breast Cancer: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers
Breast cancer is a daunting journey, both for patients and their caregivers. But amidst the challenges, there is hope and empowerment. In this article, we will explore how to navigate breast cancer, offering
Continue readingBreast Cancer Risk Scores
Determining breast cancer risk is important information for women. However, breast cancer risk scores have pros and cons that should be understood by women. Olivia Munn gives the perfect direction in the
Continue readingDoxorubicin & Breast Cancer
According to the research linked and excerpted below, doxorubicin (dox) increases breast cancer risk for AYA and adult cancer survivors. It’s important to stress that side effects are common for
Continue readingBreast Cancer Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
I encourage breast cancer patients to undergo hyperbaric oxygen therapy- especially if they’ve undergone radiation therapy. I say this because both chemo and radiation can kill cancer cells but also
Continue readingBreast Cancer Mistletoe Extract
In my experience as a cancer survivor, oncology discounts the importance of quality of life for cancer patients. According to the meta analysis linked below, mistletoe extract improved the quality of
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