I strive to keep you up to date on the latest information and science. I have been reading a lot about liquid biopsies quite possibly changing the way we analyze tumors! According to the NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information), “Certain fragments of DNA shed by tumors into the bloodstream can potentially be used to …
The news media has lots to say about breast cancer, mammograms, and menopause. At times, I find myself a bit confused over all the conflicting opinions of doctors over the new data. We all want to keep our breast friends healthy, so let’s go over the information together. As the number of candles on our …
Doctors almost always agree on a pathological diagnosis of invasive breast cancer, there is room for improvement when diagnosing atypia (or atypical ductal hyperplasia-ADH) and DCIS (ductal carcinoma in-situ). The Dartmouth investigators, and national collaborators, published the study, “Diagnostic Concordance Among Pathologists Interpreting Breast Biopsy Specimens,” in JAMA. The study involved 115 participating pathologists from …
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