[New York Times, March 18, 2015]
Breast biopsies are good at telling the difference between healthy tissue and cancer , but less reliable for identifying more subtle abnormalities, a new study finds. The new findings, reported Tuesday in JAMA, challenge the common belief that a biopsy is the gold standard and will resolve any questions that might arise from an unclear mammogram or ultrasound .
March 24, 2015
[KSTP TV & KMSP Fox 9, September 09, 2013]
A mammogram may be the most powerful tool in the battle against breast cancer, but many experts disagree on when to get the screening test. New study out of Harvard University says younger women can benefit from mammograms before the age of 50.
September 09, 2013
[WCCO-TV, May 14, 2013]
Actress, activist and philanthropist Angelina Jolie revealed in the New York Times she had a voluntary double mastectomy, and said her decision came after learning she had an 87 percent risk of getting cancer. The actress discovered she had the potentially deadly BRCA gene mutation after losing her mother to ovarian cancer in 2007.
May 15, 2013
[KMSP Fox 9 News, January 11, 2013]
Win or lose Saturday, Miss America contestant Allyn Rose plans to undergo a double mastectomy after the pageant as a preventive measure to reduce her chances of developing breast cancer, the disease that killed her mother, grandmother and great aunt. Allina Health genetic counselor Shari Baldinger at the Virginia Piper Cancer Institute tells Fox 9 News it's a decision more women are making these days.
January 11, 2013
[Pioneer Press, May 13, 2012]
Emily Bothun, a professional photographer from Dawson, Minn., was diagnosed with breast cancer in late 2010. She was 23.
May 14, 2012
[WCCO-TV, November 09, 2011]
Breast cancer is a devastating diagnosis that comes with a long list of big decisions. Some women often opt for reconstruction surgery.
November 11, 2011
[WCCO-TV, November 05, 2011]
One in every 100,000 breast cancer patients is a man. It’s very rare, but it’s something many men don’t talk about or even ask their doctors about.
November 08, 2011