What My Patients Are Asking: Should People With Cancer Avoid Antioxidants?

Two studies came out in the beginning of October 2015 suggesting that a certain antioxidant might cause skin cancer cells to metastasize faster than they normally would.

Many of you probably saw the absolutely terrifying headlines screaming that antioxidants made cancer cells spread faster. As usual, there is a grain of truth behind the headlines, but the real story isn’t quite as frightening and doesn’t …

Flibanserin May Finally Be Approved for Help With Libido!

As you know, at the time of last month’s blog publication, I was in Washington D.C. attending the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Advisory Committee on the drug flibanserin. Studies have demonstrated that flibanserin can increase sexually satisfying events and decrease the distress associated with low desire.

The world was watching as hundreds of sexual medicine experts descended on Washington to witness history. Would the …

We Hear Your Frustration With Low Libido and Vaginal Dryness!

We know that reclaiming your sexual self after a breast cancer diagnosis can be incredibly challenging. It doesn’t help that there are no approved drugs for lowered libido (sexual desire) in women, and while there are many treatments approved for vaginal dryness, none have been approved specifically for women who’ve had breast cancer. And many vaginal dryness treatments carry warnings and precautions for women who’ve …

What My Patients Are Asking: Should I Avoid Fish Oil While I’m Getting Chemotherapy?

Several news stories, including one in Time magazine, are saying that people diagnosed with cancer should avoid fish oil supplements, as well as eating mackerel and herring, while being treated with chemotherapy.

The study these news stories are based on, “Increased Plasma Levels of Chemoresistance-Inducing Fatty Acid 16:4(n-3) After Consumption of Fish and Fish Oil,” was published online on April 2, 2015 by the …

2014 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium Coverage

We’re proud to bring you our coverage of the 2014 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium! Below, please find our audio and video interviews as well as written summaries of research presented December 9-13, 2014 in San Antonio, TX.

Podcast coverage:

2014 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium Research Highlights

Running time: 16:01

Listen to Senior Editor Jamie DePolo talk with Brian Wojciechowski, M.D., Breastcancer.org medical adviser, …