Breast Cancer and the Lives of Husbands, Boyfriends, Fathers and Sons….

Posted on April 6, 2016 by John Kehoe |

Breast Cancer and the lives of Husbands, Boyfriends, Fathers and Sons…. A breast cancer diagnosis creates fear, anxiety, and turmoil in a woman’s life. Understandably so. Less understood is how a breast cancer diagnosis impacts the lives of the men that surround her. I am sharing (with permission) a handwritten note I received from the husband of a patient I treated. It is not often in the internet/email age that one is sent a handwritten note, especially from a man:…

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The Youth Movement: Women In Danger

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Sarah Young |

I guess nobody could have scripted this…..two young patients with big problems coming into my office within minutes of each other. Just one of those days. The first had a bad cancer. Everyone who saw her in different disciplines (medical oncology, radiation oncology, other surgeons) had the same uneasy feeling in treating her. A pregnancy had complicated her treatment. Out of this very depressing episode came a beautiful child that the patient brought in a few visits back. She had…

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New Mammography Guidelines to Detect Breast Cancer and the Kitchen Sink

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Sarah Young |

Aggressive use of mammography has been one of mainstays in diagnosing breast cancer and improving breast cancer survival rates. Over the years we have thrown everything but the kitchen sink at the breast cancer problem. We are getting closer and closer to real success. Now is not the time to step back. Now is the time to throw everything at the breast cancer problem, including the kitchen sink. Which is why the recommendations of the American Cancer Society (ACS) and…

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