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See? You DID Know! (Survey Answers)
After several posts on what is and isn’t a known risk factor for developing breast cancer, our quick quiz was a great way for you to see how much you know. Want to see how right you are? Look here!...
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Obesity Is a Breast Cancer Risk
One of the most frustrating facts about breast cancer is that no one knows for certain what causes it. BUT one of the promising things we know about breast cancer is how to reduce risk. There are some...
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Living Well After Breast Cancer… Getting Back in the Swing!
In the fight against breast cancer, as radiologists our passion is early detection, but we are equally passionate about survivorship. Survivorship starts day one of a breast cancer diagnosis including...
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DIC Is Excited To Support This Sunday’s Komen Race!
Hurry up! It’s race time again! Time to sign up and get your sneakers on! Let’s do this! Susan G. Komen of Greater Kansas City is hosting its annual Race for the Cure at Union Station once again....
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The Other Breast Cancer Gene: PALB2
Genetics, family history and breast cancer risk – now there’s a complicated subject. Much has been reported on the more common BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations and their associated risks, but other...
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Aspirin for Breast Health?
Aspirin to reduce recurrence of breast cancer? How does that work? The explanation, published in the journal Cancer Research, is a bit complicated, but we can help highlight the main points. In...
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Bilateral Mastectomy: Be Not Afraid
There’s a difference between fear and caution. As radiologists we practice caution and do our best to alleviate fears. For women who have had cancer in one breast, there is a fear that it can occur...
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Lee Denim Day Today!
Jeans used to be the workingman’s clothes. Then they were the fashionable woman’s clothes. Today, they are breast cancer awareness clothes. Yep, it’s officially October and today is officially Lee...
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The Month’s Almost Over But the Fight Isn’t Won (YET)!
Halloween is coming… which means National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is nearing it’s end! You know what’s not over (yet)? The fight against breast cancer! And there are some things we all can do…...
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month: The Story of Eve
One cold December day, I sat with my patient – let’s call her Eve – and found the words “we failed her” running circles around my thoughts. Not a few moments before, her mammogram came to light on the...
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Top 10 Questions About Mammography
Why can’t I wear deodorant? One of the signs we are looking for in every mammogram is tiny flecks of calcium, which can be a finding of early breast cancer. Deodorants and antiperspirants contain...
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3D Mammography Is HERE!
Filed under: Cancer, DIC news, Early Detection, locations, Olathe, Screening and exams
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1 in 8 Women Will Get Breast Cancer… and Half of Women Aren’t Doing Anything...
This just in… one in eight women will get breast cancer in their lifetime. Not new news? Perhaps it needs repeating. Along with this: Early detection saves lives. Why the need to repeat and...
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232,000 Breast Cancer Survivors. Wow. How?
The statistics for breast cancer get a little overwhelming and hard to appreciate. Two hundred thirty two thousand is the estimated number of women with a new breast cancer diagnosis last year –...
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Breast Cancer: No Room at the Inn
Mold loves a musty basement, mosquitoes like standing water and certain bacteria love improperly cooked meats. Given the “right” environment, these buggers flourish. Conversely, if their environments...
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Paget’s Disease of the Breast – A Breast Cancer Story
It is now October (yikes – how did that happen?!?) meaning pumpkins, mums, football and multi-colored piles of leaves on the ground. It also means pink ribbons galore – from the bakery to your favorite...
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