My Cancer Advisor

This is a nice patient education video for women who are undergoing their first mammogram. It shows the technique of obtaining the xray views. I have posted other blogs detailing the indications and ...

This is an Oncology Podcast that covers three news highlights in breast cancer. The first one, and the most significant, concerns a report from Europe in women with inflammatory breast cancer (expres...

In November last year, a series of “bombshell” recommendations about screening mammography was made by the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force , an independent panel that makes health care reco...

A video-animation presentation about breast biopsies. Both fine needle aspiration and core biopsies are covered. 3D graphics are used to explain the process. Here’s more information from our co...

This is a patient education video that explains the anatomy of the female breast and the importance of breast self-examination as a part of screening. Here’s more information from our companion...

As a breast cancer surgeon and investigator, I join the chorus of voices, including the American Cancer Society, that we should NOT change our criteria for screening mammograms. There is strong scient...

This is a nice patient education video from MD Anderson Cancer Center describing the use of the MRI in detecting breast cancer. Here’s more information from our companion website, patientresour...

This 3D medical animation shows several methods of breast tissue biopsy procedures including: needle biopsy, stereotactic core biopsy, ultrasound-guided core biopsy and surgical biopsy. Here’s ...

For those who want to last through a 52 min video on breast cancer, watch this speech by Dr Laura Esserman, a distinguished Professor of Surgery and radiology at the University of California, San Fra...