A well-worn phrase in the world of medicine is, "When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras." The idea is that when you're trying to make a diagnosis, focus first on the most likely possibilities, not the rare and exotic (and often more fearsome) ones.
Well, Sen. Edward Kennedy wound up with a zebra.
After his seizure last... Read more
A new report casts some light on a link between Vitamin D levels and breast cancer progression. In the Canadian study, low blood levels of D were strongly linked to breast cancer diagnosis--and women with inadequate levels of the vitamin in their blood at the time of diagnosis had a higher risk of the cancer spreading and nearly twice the risk of... Read more
A great piece of research came out yesterday for women at risk for breast cancer: The report, published in the journal BMJ, analyzed over 60 existing studies and concluded that regular physical activity is linked to 25 percent lower breast cancer risk.
Let me rush to say that I've oversimplified the statistics, and this is not a new... Read more
The American Cancer Society has determined that raising awareness about cancer isn't going to be fully effective unless people have insurance to detect and treat it. According to a report in the New York Times, the group will spend its whole $15 million annual advertising budget to convey the message that progress against cancer will be... Read more
Today I'd like to step--respectfully, carefully--into the productive discussion taking place in this breast cancer forum in response to one of my earlier postings, about the value of the Web site Quackwatch. I had recommended (and still do) patients considering alternative treatments for any condition to consult the Quackwatch site. I... Read more
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