BREAKING NEWS
Federal task force wants women to start mammograms at 40, not 50
Read full article: Federal task force wants women to start mammograms at 40, not 50A federal task force has issued new recommendations on mammogram screening for women with an average risk of breast cancer. Screening is now recommended every two years starting at age 40.
Identifying risk for breast cancer recurrence
Read full article: Identifying risk for breast cancer recurrenceDr. Tiffany Chichester, a breast oncologist with HCA Florida Northwest Hospital said a recent study found breast cancer stage and hormone receptor status may help doctors predict if and when the cancer might return after treatment.
Free mammograms available for a day at public park in Miami-Dade
Read full article: Free mammograms available for a day at public park in Miami-DadeA Miami-based nonprofit organization will be providing free mammograms to uninsured women between the ages of 40 to 60 years old next week in Sweetwater.
Organizers pleased with turnout for Pink Walk for breast cancer, heart disease at Miami-Dade College
Read full article: Organizers pleased with turnout for Pink Walk for breast cancer, heart disease at Miami-Dade CollegeHundreds of people walked across the finish line for the 6th annual Pink Walk at Miami-Dade College North campus on Sunday.
Rapper Kodak Black hosts event in Miami for women fighting breast cancer
Read full article: Rapper Kodak Black hosts event in Miami for women fighting breast cancerOn Tuesday, rapper Kodak Black and radio host Supa Cindy hosted an event at Ives Estates Park where more than 20 women were given wigs, a cash gift, and even a journal with a note from the rapper himself.
Surgeon general explains refusal to wear face mask to protect senator with breast cancer
Read full article: Surgeon general explains refusal to wear face mask to protect senator with breast cancerDr. Joseph Ladapo, Florida’s surgeon general, recently refused to wear a face mask while in the office of a state senator who is undergoing breast cancer treatment.
Thousands take part in breast cancer awareness walk at Bayfront Park in Miami
Read full article: Thousands take part in breast cancer awareness walk at Bayfront Park in MiamiThe More Than Pink walk returned to Bayfront Park for an in-person event this year after it was held virtually in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Chemotherapy and COVID-19: Are you at risk?
Read full article: Chemotherapy and COVID-19: Are you at risk?B cells are cells that make antibodies against bacteria and viruses. Chemotherapy and COVID-19Before coronavirus, we really didn’t see patients getting more severe infections in the months after chemotherapy. However, we don’t know if patients might be more at risk for severe COVID-19 infections in the months after chemotherapy. There is also a very interesting study about cigarette use and immune system recovery after chemotherapy. In the study, smokers and nonsmokers have about the same number of B cells on average before chemotherapy, and about the same two weeks after chemotherapy.
Cancer survivors tell all: ‘I woke up from surgery missing a third of my right breast’
Read full article: Cancer survivors tell all: ‘I woke up from surgery missing a third of my right breast’For someone who has never had to experience or endure breast cancer, it might be understandable that there are questions involved. Does a diagnosis typically come as a surprise, or do people often suspect that something feels not quite right?
Breast cancer survivors tell all: ‘If you feel something and it doesn’t show on the mammogram, keep pointing it out’
Read full article: Breast cancer survivors tell all: ‘If you feel something and it doesn’t show on the mammogram, keep pointing it out’For someone who has never had to experience or endure breast cancer, it might be understandable that there are questions involved.
Genetic Testing at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Read full article: Genetic Testing at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterRachel Silva-Smith is a genetic counselor with Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. For more information about cancer genetic counseling and testing, click here to visit the UHealth health news blog. Rachel Silva-Smith, a genetic counselor at Sylvester, explains what genetic testing is and who is a good candidate. If a woman is diagnosed at age 60 or under, they typically have to have a specific type of breast cancer, known as triple-negative breast cancer. Any male with breast cancer, also qualifies for genetic testing.
Rare but aggressive form of breast cancer can strike without warning
Read full article: Rare but aggressive form of breast cancer can strike without warningFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Inflammatory breast cancer is a very aggressive form of the disease that can develop suddenly which makes it important to know the symptoms of this rare type of breast cancer which can strike anyone at any age. “I still to this day go, ‘I can’t believe I have breast cancer,’” she said. Although her mammogram showed no evidence of disease, experts said that’s not unusual with inflammatory breast cancer, which can appear suddenly. “Inflammatory breast cancer is different because it’s not the traditional presentation where you have a mass, you feel a lump in your breast, you don’t have that, you have a breast that looks inflamed, is red and angry,” said Dr. Alejandra Perez with Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. “Patients can be cured of inflammatory breast cancer but it’s very important that they come to us right away,” she said.
Breast cancer survivors tell all: ‘Don’t let anyone say you’re too young, because it can happen to anyone’
Read full article: Breast cancer survivors tell all: ‘Don’t let anyone say you’re too young, because it can happen to anyone’For someone who has never had to experience or endure breast cancer, it might be understandable that there are questions involved. Does a diagnosis typically come as a surprise, or do people often suspect that something feels not quite right?
Self-checks? Did you suspect it? How did you learn of your breast cancer?
Read full article: Self-checks? Did you suspect it? How did you learn of your breast cancer?We realize the questions above are quite personal. But we’ll ask, for anyone who might be open to sharing: How did you learn of your breast cancer?
Celebrate the person in your life who’s battled breast cancer: We want to hear your tributes
Read full article: Celebrate the person in your life who’s battled breast cancer: We want to hear your tributesThese days, it’s pretty rare not to know someone who has struggled with cancer, especially breast cancer.
FDA approves pill for aggressive breast cancer that’s spread
Read full article: FDA approves pill for aggressive breast cancer that’s spreadWASHINGTON – U.S. regulators on Friday approved a new drug for an aggressive type of breast cancer that’s spread in the body — including into the brain, where it’s especially tough to treat. The Food and Drug Administration said Tukysa, a twice-daily pill developed by Seattle Genetics, is for people with what's known as HER2-positive breast cancer that has spread and resisted multiple other medicines. This type of cancer is driven by an overactive gene that makes too much of the HER2 protein, which promotes cancer growth. Each year, about 50,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with HER2-positive breast cancer. Among the participants whose cancer spread to the brain, 25% were alive after a year versus none in the placebo group.
Local 10’s Janine Stanwood shares her breast cancer survival story
Read full article: Local 10’s Janine Stanwood shares her breast cancer survival storyI also have a history of breast cancer in my family: my mom had it, my dad’s sister had it, and it has struck numerous cousins, too. It was the MRI that saw what the mammograms and breast ultrasounds missed: a nearly eight centimeter area of cancer in my left breast. So it was a very extensive area,” said Susan Kesmodel, M.D., director of breast surgical oncology at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center/University of Miami Hospital and Clinics. I can’t believe how lucky I was to hear from others who unflinchingly shared their own cancer stories with me. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Miami Dolphins are teaming up again to fund cancer research.
Permanent hair dyes linked to breast cancer, study says
Read full article: Permanent hair dyes linked to breast cancer, study saysNEW YORK – Two common beauty products -- permanent hair dyes and chemical straighteners -- may be associated with an elevated risk for breast cancer. The study published in the International Journal of Cancer tracked more than 46,000 women over several years. Overall, women using permanent dye had a 9% higher risk of developing breast cancer. Black women who used permanent dye had a 45 percent higher risk of breast cancer, compared to non-users. And those who used these products every eight weeks or more often had a 60 percent higher risk.