Biosimilar Medicines: What They Are and What’s in the Pipeline for Breast Cancer
By Jamie DePolo on March 30th, 2017 Categories: Treatment & Side EffectsYou may have read or heard about biosimilar medicines in news stories. Many experts think they may allow more people to have access to treatments for cancer and other diseases. But what exactly is a biosimilar medicine, and how do we know one is as safe and effective as the original drug?
In this blog, we’ll address some of the questions that our visitors have …
Our Friends Respond: About 80% Have PTSD Symptoms After Diagnosis
By Caroline Durham on April 13th, 2016 Categories: Treatment & Side EffectsA study published in March validated what many people diagnosed with breast cancer have felt: Over 80% of women experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms after an early-stage breast cancer diagnosis. One year after diagnosis, almost 60% of those women still experience symptoms.
If you’ve been newly diagnosed with breast cancer, you may feel like your emotions are on a rollercoaster, swooping from scared to …
Breast Reconstruction Q&A with Scott Sullivan, M.D., F.A.C.S.: Implant vs. Using Your Own Tissue
By Kris Conner on August 13th, 2015 Categories: Treatment & Side EffectsWelcome to our breast reconstruction Q&A blog series with Scott Sullivan, M.D., F.A.C.S. of the Center for Restorative Breast Surgery in New Orleans, LA. In this installment, Dr. Sullivan compares implant reconstruction with reconstruction using your own tissues (flap reconstruction).
Read Dr. Sullivan’s Q&A on Flap Reconstruction.
Read Dr. Sullivan’s Q&A on Implant Reconstruction.
How do you know whether implant reconstruction is …
Breast Reconstruction Q&A with Scott Sullivan, M.D., F.A.C.S.: Flap Reconstruction
By Kris Conner on July 8th, 2015 Categories: Treatment & Side EffectsWelcome to our breast reconstruction Q&A blog series with Scott Sullivan, M.D., F.A.C.S. of the Center for Restorative Breast Surgery in New Orleans, LA. In this installment of our series, Dr. Sullivan answers your questions about using your own tissue to reconstruct a breast (flap reconstruction).
Read the Q&A with Dr. Sullivan on implant reconstruction.
Q: I am planning to have double mastectomy with …
Breast Reconstruction Q&A with Scott Sullivan, M.D., F.A.C.S.: Implant Reconstruction
By Kris Conner on June 11th, 2015 Categories: Treatment & Side EffectsWelcome to our breast reconstruction Q&A blog series with Scott Sullivan, M.D., F.A.C.S. of the Center for Restorative Breast Surgery in New Orleans, LA. In this installment of our series, Dr. Sullivan answers your questions about reconstruction using implants. Stay tuned for future blogs in which Dr. Sullivan answers questions about flap reconstruction (using your own tissue to recreate the breast).
Update: Read the Q&A …
