Breast Cancer

Should I have a mammogram? Nearly eighty percent of my patients with breast cancer detected their own tumor lumps— not their doctors, not mammograms, not ultrasound scans, not MRI scans. Nor do such reports seriously address the problem of the biologic cost of unnecessary breast biopsies done for false mammogram readings or breast disease and cancers caused by annual and

Breast Cancer

MAMMOGRAPHY TRUTHS Should I have a mammogram? Nearly ninety percent of my patients with breast cancer detected their own tumor lumps— not their doctors, not mammograms, not ultrasound scans, not MRI scans. Nor do such reports seriously address the problem of the biologic cost of unnecessary breast biopsies done for false mammogram readings or breast disease and cancers caused by

Breast Cancer and Breast Cysts

Breast Cancer and Breast Cysts Nearly every woman has cysts in her breast. Most women also have calcium deposits in their mammary tissues. Pathologists recognize microscopic changes of inflammation in nearly all breast specimens. Inflammation causes more cysts and increases the risk of breast cancer. So, its elimination or reduction is important in this age of a pandemic of breast

Breast Cancer Rate Among Young Women Doubles

Majid Ali, M.D. In 1968, a case of breast cancer stirred interest in the disease. The reason: the patient was 31 years old. The department head invited residents to present a seminar on breast cancer in young women. As a first year pathology resident, I offered to do so and did just that after a week. Six years later, I