Monthly Archives: September 2014

Live from Germany: Breast Cancer Expert Dr. Jay Harness Recaps ISIORT 2014

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

After speaking to an international audience yesterday at ISIORT 2014 in Cologne, Germany, breast cancer expert Dr. Jay Harness

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MIT Chemists Recruit Disarmed Anthrax as New Platform to Deliver Cancer Drugs

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Scientists have recruited anthrax, a potentially deadly infection, to deliver cancer drugs, a new study describes, and could one day change the way we treat cancer, according to this report from the MIT News Office. Bacillus anthracis bacteria have very … Continue reading →

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Breast Cancer Expert Dr. Jay Harness Hosting google+ Hangout Live Today

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

After speaking to an international audience today at ISIORT 2014 in Cologne, Germany, breast cancer expert Dr. Jay Harness will also be hosting a live google+ Hangout today at 11:30 AM Eastern [US]. Details are available at this link. Dr. … Continue reading →

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Breast Cancer Expert Dr. Jay Harness to Speak at International Cancer Conference on IORT Radiation Therapy

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

Dr. Jay K. Harness, a peer-recognized breast cancer expert, will be speaking this Friday, September 26, at the 8th International Conference of the International Society of Intraoperative Radiation Therapy [ISIORT], held jointly with the 4th Cologne symposium for breast cancer, … Continue reading →

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‘Decoding Annie Parker’ Focuses On Women, Breast Cancer & Changing Science

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Decoding Annie Parker tells a remarkable story. For anyone affected by cancer, with or without a BRCA mutation, this movie offers a rare window into the world of cancer treatment and being a female patient in the 1970s and 1980s, … Continue reading →

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Why Are Mastectomies on the Rise, Despite the Survival Rate Evidence Against Them

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

Buried in last week’s news that double mastectomies don’t improve survival outcomes for women with breast cancer – among the general population, not those with a genetic predisposition to the disease – was another interesting tidbit: Women with early stage … Continue reading →

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Breast Cancer Expert Recommends Genetic Testing for All Women Over 30

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

The Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation awards — often called the “American Nobels” in medical science — were announced Monday morning, and one of the winners used the spotlight to call for greatly widening the use of genetic screening for … Continue reading →

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Easier Radiation Treatment Option for Breast Cancer Patients

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

For thousands of women each year, a diagnosis of breast cancer is followed by a lumpectomy and then a regimen of daily radiation treatments lasting a month or even longer. However, new research suggests that getting radiation just once a … Continue reading →

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