The modern management of breast cancer often includes “hormonal therapy,” in which medications that block the effects of estrogen, or decrease the amount of estrogen manufactured by the body, are used to reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence. Despite significantly lowering the risk of breast cancer recurrence in patients with estrogen-sensitive breast tumors, recent...
As I discuss in detail in my recent book, A Cancer Prevention Guide for the Human Race, there is considerable research evidence linking low Vitamin D levels in the blood with a higher risk of some types of cancer, and colorectal cancer in particular. As I have discussed previously in this column, there is also...
During my time in the lab, as a research fellow at the John Wayne Cancer Institute, I completed several research studies that revealed a powerful link between the presence of tiny numbers of cancer cells floating in the blood and overall survival in patients without any evidence of recurrent cancer by standard laboratory...
While the debate about whether or not routine screening mammograms can save lives continues in some circles, the clinical research evidence supporting mammograms as a lifesaving cancer screening exam continues to accumulate. Now, a newly published public health study, which appears in The Lancet Oncology, examines the survival benefit associated with routine screening mammograms...
The rising incidence of breast cancer, year-after-year, over the past 50 years in the United States (and in many other industrialized countries) has been attributed to a variety of factors, including environmental contaminants, rising obesity levels, and increased compliance with annual screening mammograms, among others. However, one factor that has been given inadequate attention, in...
Both patients and their physicians were stunned last year when the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended against routine annual screening mammograms in women between the age of40 and 49 years (as has been the standard recommendation in the United States, and in most countries around...
The management of breast cancer today bears little resemblance to the way that we managed this most common cancer among women when I entered medical school in the early 1980s. Back then, both early-stage and advanced breast cancers were managed with a standard “one-size-fits-all†approach that included removal of the entire breast (mastectomy) and most...
One of the most common questions that I am asked is if there are any safe forms of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for women who are experiencing severe symptoms associated with menopause. Since the release of the preliminary results of the pivotal Women’s Health Initiative study, in 2002, which clearly showed that standard combination...
Weekly Health Update “A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers…” By, Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS Updated:  06/06/2010 The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations by the author. Please consult with your physician before making any lifestyle or medication changes,...
Weekly Health Update: Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer & Memory Loss “A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers…” By, Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS Updated:  05/02/2010 The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations by the author. Please consult with your physician...
Weekly Health Update: Cruciferous Vegetables, Soy & Breast Cancer Risk “A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers…” By, Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS Updated:  04/11/2010 The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations by the author. Please consult with your physician...
Weekly Health Update: Aspirin & Breast Cancer Survival “A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers…” By, Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS Updated:  03/28/2010 The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations by the author. Please consult with your physician before making...
Weekly Health Update: Breast Cancer, Physical Therapy & Lymphedema “A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers…” By, Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS Updated:  01/17/2010 The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations by the author. Please consult with your physician before...
Soy Isoflavones Decrease Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk “A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers…” By, Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS Updated:  12/13/2009 The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations by the author. Please consult with your physician before making any...
Health Report: Vitamin D & Breast Cancer Risk “A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers…” By, Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations by the author. Please consult with your physician before making any lifestyle...
Health Report: Breast Cancer Treatment & Chronic Pain “A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers…” By, Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS Updated:  11/15/2009 The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations by the author. Please consult with your physician before making...
   Health Report:       Breast Cancer & Metformin (Glucophage)  “A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers…”   By, Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS Updated:  07/12/2009 The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or...
       (Click above image for TV36 interview of Dr. Wascher)          (Anticipated Publication Date: March 2010) Health Report: Diet, Soy & Breast Cancer Risk  “A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers…”  By, Robert...
Health Report: Breast Cancer Incidence & Hormone Replacement Therapy  Circumcision & the Risk of HPV & HIV Infection “A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers…”  By, Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS    Last Updated:  12/21/2008 The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does...
Health Report: Generic vs. Brand-Name Drugs Stress & Breast Cancer Survival   “A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers…”  By, Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS      Last Updated:  12/7/2008  The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or...
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