Mammogram Myth Busters: Too Many or Too Few? New Guidelines Explained. I HELP PATIENTS WITH BREAST CANCER. For my entire three-decade career, the yearly mammogram has been a cornerstone of... Read More
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Good News on Breast Cancer
I AM A CANCER DOCTOR WHO HATES THE DISEASE. So, I am delighted that a new report shows a whopping 58 percent plunge in breast cancer-related deaths over the last... Read More
Breast Cancer Spit Test
RESEARCHERS RECENTLY DEVELOPED A HANDHELD device capable of detecting breast cancer by reading biomarkers in saliva. Today we explore a breast cancer spit test. I am a doctor who helps... Read More
Surviving Breast Cancer
BREAST CANCER MORTALITY RATES DROPPED by a whopping 58 percent in the U.S. from 1975 to 2019. These reductions are associated with earlier detection via mammogram screening and better treatment... Read More
Breast Microbiome and Cancer Risk
I OFTEN HEAR THAT WE ALL HAVE A GUT MICROBIOME, a bacterial environment lining our intestines. The microbiome plays a role in everything from mental health to fitness to weight... Read More
Cranberries and UTIs
Why are urinary tract infections much more common among women than men? First, women get UTIs more often because a woman’s urethra (the tube extending from the bladder to where urine exits the body) is shorter than a man’s urethra.... Read More