Category Archives: Early Detection

With Breast Cancer Screening, Doing Something Better Than Doing Nothing?

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Doctors and medical organizations often advise that past a certain age, older adults can forgo various screening tests for cancer. But many patients, no matter how old or sick they may be, are reluctant to abandon tests they’ve long been … Continue reading →

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Tumor Test Helps Identify Which Breast Cancers Don’t Require Extra Post-Surgery Treatment

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Many doctors have traditionally focused on detecting breast cancer at the earliest possible moment after a tumor develops so treatment can start right away. But studies are showing many small, early tumors don’t present a danger, and don’t require treatments … Continue reading →

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The False Negative: How Dense Breast Tissue May Cause Mammography Underdiagnosis

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

The underdiagnosis of mammography because of dense breast tissue – a false negative, resulting in an advanced breast cancer diagnosis – is barely mentioned by the medical community as a harm. It’s a breast cancer diagnosis that occurs not because … Continue reading →

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Study: With Obamacare, More Breast Cancers Diagnosed at Earlier Stages

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

More breast cancers have been found at earlier — and potentially more treatable — stages since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, as reported in the New York Times. The study, published in Cancer Epidemiology, adjusted for other variables … Continue reading →

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Dr. Jay Harness: Does the ‘Breast Cancer Bra’ Really Work?

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Imagine a bra that could help detect breast cancer. Eighteen-year-old Julian Rios Cantu did more than imagine it. He assembled a team and came up with a prototype. Cantu’s research was inspired by his mother’s battle with the disease. Now … Continue reading →

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DCIS/Stage 0: Pre-Cancer, Breast Cancer or Risk Factor, Requiring Aggressive Treatment or Active Surveillance?

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

A diagnosis of abnormal cells in a breast, or Stage 0 breast cancer, as it’s sometimes labeled, raises vexing questions for the 60,000 women a year diagnosed in the United States with ductal carcinoma in situ [DCIS], a condition in … Continue reading →

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Science is Why My Cancer Diagnosis Isn’t a Death Sentence

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

We want to share a compelling, provocative first person narrative essay, from Justine Henning, appearing in Vox.com. Ms. Henning is the co-founder and director of programming at Math4Science Inc. Her writing also appears in the New York Times, Slate, and … Continue reading →

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Although Rarer Than For Women, Men Can Get Breast Cancer, Too

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Although breast cancer in men is rare, it can be a devastating diagnosis because it’s often caught later than in women, as reported by U.S. News. Whereas women typically begin routine screening for the disease once they hit 40, 45, … Continue reading →

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