Cancer Archives

Why 3D mammograms and diagnosing breast cancer

05/01/19

Love a Woman Over 40 or at Higher Risk of Cancer? READ THIS!

If you love a woman who’s 40 years or older, or at higher risk for breast cancer, please

Detecting Breast Cancer, Menopause Center Los Angeles

03/28/19

FDA Approves First Immunotherapy Drug for Triple Negative Breast Cancer

The US Food and Drug Administration granted its first approval to an immunotherapy regimen for breast cancer. The

02/25/19

Fun Facts About Colonoscopy

Whenever you think about the inconvenience of colonoscopy, remember colorectal cancer is the 2nd leading cause of cancer death in the U.S.

Many women at age 30 should begin mammogram

12/26/18

Many Women Should Begin Mammogram at Age 30 [American Cancer Society study]

A large-scale study presented in November at the 2018 meeting of the Radiological Society of North America shows

12/18/18

Breast Cancer BRCA Genetic Testing Needs New Guidelines NOW! [new study]

Guidelines for breast cancer BRCA genetic testing limits the women who can get tested, missing many patients with hereditary cancers. THIS MUST CHANGE.

HPV Vaccine - New Study, OBGYN Los Angeles

11/12/18

HPV Vaccine Now Approved for Adults to Age 45 [new FDA study]

Everybody seems to have HPV. At least that’s the impression from a casual internet search about the human

Hamburgers and hot dogs increases a woman's risk of breast cancer

10/10/18

Hamburgers and Hot Dogs Increase Breast Cancer Risk, says Harvard

Here is some bad news from our friends at Harvard. Maybe it isn’t surprising if you think about

10/01/18

A Bra Designed to Detect Breast Cancer? Here’s How It Works.

According to a report by the American Cancer Society, an estimated 266,120 women will be newly diagnosed with breast

09/13/18

I was just told I had early stage breast cancer based on my mammogram

The other day I was told I had early stage breast cancer based on my mammogram…. my life

Preventing Breast Cancer, Menopause Center Los Angeles

06/28/18

A Miracle? Immunotherapy Melts Tumors Away in Terminal Breast Cancer Patient

An experimental therapy seems to have eradicated cancer in a patient with metastatic breast cancer who had failed

06/11/18

Colorectal Cancer Screenings Should Now Start at Age 45 (new guidelines)

Due to increases in colorectal cancer among younger patients, the American Cancer Society now says to start screening at age 45, not 50.

02/17/18

The HPV Vaccine Works – But Only If You Get It. So What Are You Waiting For?

Here are the reasons why girls are not getting the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine and women are not getting Pap Smears.

Cervical Cancer, Pap Screening, Advanced OBGYN Care

01/26/17

Cervical Cancer Deaths Underestimated: Pap Screenings Reduce Risk

Deaths caused by cervical cancer have declined by 70% since the 1950s. What was once the leading killer of American women has now slipped to number 12.