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October is Breast Cancer Awareness MonthAlthough we encourage year round awareness, the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month , which starts October 1st, strides and remains dedicated to educating, making aware and empowering women about breast cancer. Their goal involves educating and informing women to take control of their breast health and ways in which to do so. Preventing, finding, diagnosing and treating breast cancer are all important stages that should not be overlooked in a woman’s life. Stressed is the importance of ...
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Facebook page for Pacific Breast Care and Nutritional support
Check out Pacific Breast Care on Facebook for a photo tour of the center and pictures of our staff. Also meet our recently added dietary support with Exclusive Dietitians through our web site....
Read MoreDr. Lynda Frye 7/14/2010 Comments(0)
Intraoperative Radiation Therapy, IORT
Last week at a meeting called ASCO or the American Society of Clinical Oncologists some very important data was presented on radiation therapy for early stage breast cancer. Did you know that you can now have your breast cancer surgery and get your radiation treatment in one dose while you are asleep in the operating room? You can potentially wake up and be completely finished with your breast cancer treatment if you are a suitable candidate. The technology has been around for several years but ...
Read MoreDr. Alice Police 6/21/2010 Comments(0)
10 Tips About Breast Cancer Awareness
In today's world, it is very important to be aware of all the signs and best practices of dealing with cancer. I have compiled a list of tips regarding breast cancer awareness: 1. Do Not Panic!!! Breast cancer IS a very common disease in North America but the 5 year survival rate for stage 1 and 2 disease approaches 100% and overall cure rates are around 90%!! 2. Do get your yearly mammogram if you are over 40 years old and earlier if you have a family history of breast or ovarian cancer. This i...
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ASBS Poster Presentation
Dr. Lynda Frye and myself are proud to announce that we have a poster presentation that has been accepted by the American Society of Breast Surgeons for their annual meeting. We have been following a group of high risk patients identified by the HALO test by finding abnormal cells in their nipple aspirate fluid. The device non-invasively extracts cells for analysis and can identify a high risk patient years before regular imaging would show a problem. We will be presenting our poster at the annu...
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