[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="29150" img_size="medium" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text css=""]While it’s no secret that early detection of cancer can greatly improve treatment outcomes, less than two-thirds of eligible women in the US have had a mammogram in the last two years. Dr. Alexia Matheson, an OBGYN resident...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “HER2 is a gene that codes for a protein sitting on the cell surface and sending signals for the cell to grow and divide,” explains Dr. Daniel Haber, Director at Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and Professor of Oncology at Harvard Medical School, about one...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="27395" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]It is undisputed that diet and nutrition are linked to the cause and perpetuation of cancer. Today, America faces an increasingly prevalent medical issue that affects more than 30% of its citizens: obesity. The number of obese Americans has dramatically...
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="26119" img_size="large" css=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text css=""]Desiree Maldonado’s story began around Thanksgiving 2014. She received a notice in the mail for her annual mammogram. It’s the holidays, Desiree thought as she tore it up and threw it in the trash. I don’t have time for...
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="25419" img_size="medium" style="vc_box_shadow_border" css=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text css=""]Being given a devastating diagnosis doesn't have to mean your life is over, and Tara Dunsmore is proof of that. Diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 39, she was aware of what the prognosis was: not...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="24501" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] “Our study shows that the recruitment of bone marrow-derived fibroblasts is important for promoting tumor growth, likely by enhancing blood vessel formation,” says Dr. Neta Erez of the Sackler School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University, discussing a recent discovery...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="14232" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Cancer is complex. “Simple” is the last word that either layman or scientist would use to describe virtually any aspect of the disease. However, simply put, the health prospects of women worldwide have improved as a result of the...
[caption id="attachment_24161" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Mechanism of action of aromatase inhibitors in post menopausal women and in breast cancer[/caption] While recent medical discoveries, from drugs to imaging techniques, continue to revolutionize cancer care, none of them would be possible without foundations having been laid years, or even...
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="25646" img_size="large" css=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text css=""]October is synonymous with breast cancer awareness. With one in eight females in the United States at risk of developing the disease, it is critical that women be aware of ways in which to protect themselves against it. Medical...
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