Hello, November. The holiday season is fast approaching, and with it the seasonal food, gatherings, parties and travel certain to exact a toll on our…
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Author: Pedro Rodriguez, MD
Breast Reconstruction After Breast Cancer Surgery
In the previous post, I mentioned that radiotherapy can cause long-term tissue changes such that breast reconstruction becomes a consideration. The same holds true for deformities…
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Breast Skin Changes After Radiation Therapy
Radiation therapy is one of the pillars of breast cancer management. It’s a lot like getting X-rays, except the beams used are of significantly higher…
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Stand Up to Breast Cancer
If you are diagnosed with breast cancer, it’s a safe bet the initial shock will be followed by a plethora of thoughts racing in your…
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Breast Density and Mammography
We saw in the last post that dense breasts are responsible for many false-negative mammograms. What exactly are “dense breasts?” Dense Breasts Breasts consist of three…
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Let’s Talk About Mammograms
A mammogram is simply X-rays of the breasts. And it happens to be the BEST and most SENSITIVE screening tool for breast cancer currently available –…
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The Mammogram Debate
In 2015, the American Cancer Society (ACS) changed its breast cancer screening guideline. The revised recommendations remain controversial for, among other things, recommending less frequent mammograms…
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