Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin Can you have breast reconstruction after radiation therapy for breast cancer? Traditionally general surgeons and oncologists have advocated waiting 6 months or more to have breast reconstruction after radiation treatment. I’m sure that those of you have needed radiation in the past have been told this, and even now, […]
Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin How can you support a loved one during breast cancer? Treatment for breast cancer made me feel very sick. Fortunately, my husband, Karl D. Stephan, stepped up to the challenge of suddenly becoming a home caregiver, while also holding down a full-time job. I asked him for his top […]
Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin We all know that famous quote, “Don’t put off till tomorrow what you can do today,” but how many of us follow this – I mean really follow it, everyday? I think a lot of us, myself included, do the exact opposite and often put things off till tomorrow, next […]
Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin Author: Guest Blogger, David Novak How can you boost your immune system after breast cancer? Boosting your immunity system sounds great, but the ability to do so after breast cancer has proved elusive because your immune system is a system, not just a single organ. As a consequence, several […]
Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin What’s it like being the husband of a breast cancer patient? With one in eight women being diagnosed with breast cancer each year, its sometimes easy to forget those that are going through it with them – the men that support them along their journey. Whether it is a husband, […]
Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin What are common breast cancer misconceptions? We welcome guest blogger Sheryl Kraft, contributor on Huffington Post and author of two of my favorite blogs, healthywomen.org and mysocalledmidlife.net. October may be breast cancer awareness month – but really, every month is about breast cancer; it’s never far from my consciousness. I’m reminded of how […]
Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin Author: Dr. Minas Chrysopoulo Do I need a CTA to see if I’m a candidate for DIEP flap breast reconstruction? A CT angiogram (CTA) is a special type of CT scan that evaluates the blood flow in the abdomen to determine if the required blood vessels are intact and […]
Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin Angelina Jolie’s decision to have prophylactic mastectomies and immediate reconstruction prompted women across the country to look into their hereditary breast cancer risk. Surgeons at PRMA say they want women to know that the preventative surgery Jolie had is an option for those with a strong family history of breast cancer and […]
Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin For those of you who weren’t able to attend our last Pink Ladies meeting at the Baptist Breast Center, I thought I would recap Andrea Kassem’s talk on the ‘Ten Tools of Victory for Cancer Survivors.’ You’ve probably heard a lot of these things before, but it’s always beneficial […]
Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin How is nipple reconstruction performed after a mastectomy? If you’re like me, you’re really curious to know how your surgeon reconstructs your nipple after your breast reconstruction surgery. Although there are many different ways to do the procedure, the bow-tie method, which gets its name from the bow-tie shaped […]
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