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A Breast Cancer Surgeon Who Continually Challenges the Status Quo

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Dr. Laura J. Esserman, a breast cancer surgeon at the University of California, San Francisco, is among the most vocal proponents of the idea that breast cancer screening brings with it overdiagnosis and overtreatment, in this report from the New … Continue reading →

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Breast Cancer Treatment and D.C.I.S.: Answers to Questions About New Findings

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

In follow-on to the recent news of a study appearing in JAMA Oncology, concluding that surgery is often unnecessary for patients diagnosed with D.C.I.S., ductal carcinoma in situ – also known as Stage 0 breast cancer – the New York … Continue reading →

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Study Challenges Status Quo: Doubt Raised Over Value of Surgery To Treat D.C.I.S. Stage 0 Breast Cancer

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

A new study appearing in JAMA Oncology, shows that previous assumptions about early breast lesions called ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS, may have been off the mark, as reported in the New York Times: As many as 60,000 American … Continue reading →

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Getting a Second Opinion Is Often Crucial, And May Save More Than Your Breast

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Getting a second opinion is an important way a patient can be her own health advocate. In this column appearing in US News Health, learn how one woman went through the thinking behind and process of getting a second medical … Continue reading →

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Breast “Cancer” Or “Lesions”? Women Told the Former More Likely to Want Surgery

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Women were more likely to want surgery when told they had a type of breast cancer, than when the diagnosis was a breast lesion or a group of abnormal cells — even though all three scenarios described the same disease. … Continue reading →

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The Power of Words: How Doctors Label Non-Invasive Breast Lesions Affects How Women Choose Among Treatment Options

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS, accounts for about one in every five new breast cancer diagnoses in the United States when included in cancer statistics. DCIS may spread and become invasive cancer, but on its own is not life-threatening … Continue reading →

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Does Breast Cancer Screening Cause Overtreatment of Breast Cancer?

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Given recent news of recommended sweeping changes in the approach to cancer detection and treatment – including changes in the very definition of cancer and eliminating the word entirely from some common diagnoses – breast cancer expert Dr. Jay Harness … Continue reading →

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Cancer: Often the Scariest Thing is the Word Itself

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Imagine your doctor saying, “You have cancer.” How would you feel? The diagnosis would be more specific: “You have Ductal Carcinoma in Situ” (DCIS) rather than breast cancer, or “You have a Gleason score 4 prostate cancer” rather than prostate … Continue reading →

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