Monthly Archives: February 2014

google+ Hangouts Hosted By Breast Cancer Expert Dr. Jay Harness: What It Means For You

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Over half a million followers. Just four months ago came news that the google+ online community of breast cancer expert Dr. Jay Harness had grown to over 100,000 followers. Since then, the number of people who have joined the Dr. … Continue reading →

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Breast Cancer Expert Dr. Jay Harness Awarded Repeat Top Doctor Honor for 2014

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

This news is worth repeating. Breast cancer surgeon Dr. Jay Harness has been honored with the 2014 Physician of Excellence designation by the Orange County Medical Association. The Physician of Excellence designation, published by specialty in Orange Coast Magazine in … Continue reading →

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Breast Cancer Is Not Always Pink: When Men Get Breast Cancer

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Breast cancer is not always pink. That is the message of a provocative new photography series featuring the faces, and scars, of men with breast cancer. The photos, by the New York-based fashion photographer David Jay, are part of his … Continue reading →

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Study: Women with Certain Gene Mutations Advised to Remove Ovaries by Age 35

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

For women who carry a notorious cancer gene, surgery to remove healthy ovaries is one of the most protective steps they can take. New research suggests some may benefit most from having the operation as young as 35. A new … Continue reading →

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Counterpoint to the Canadian Mammogram Study: Was The Methodology Flawed?

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Garbage in, garbage out, so claims Dr. Marisa Weiss, President and Founder of Breastcancer.org, in her column appearing in the Huffington Post: A study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) denouncing the value of mammography tore through the news … Continue reading →

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The Mammogram Study’s Unexpected Result: A Fresh Case for Breast Self-Exams

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Scientists produced dismal news last week about mammograms. After tracking 90,000 women for 25 years, researchers in Canada found that those who received regular mammograms did not experience fewer deaths from breast cancer or from all causes, compared with those … Continue reading →

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Misfearing Breast Cancer: Evidence Routine Mammograms Make Healthy People Sick

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

What’s the No. 1 killer of women? It’s a question practitioners asked every new patient at a clinic where physician Lisa Rosenbaum, M.D. once worked, and she hasn’t forgotten the answer given to her by one middle-aged woman with high … Continue reading →

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Vast Study Casts Doubts on Value of Mammograms

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

One of the largest and most meticulous studies of mammography ever done, involving 90,000 women and lasting a quarter-century, has added powerful new doubts about the value of the screening test for women of any age, in this report from … Continue reading →

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