by Sara Gates | Apr 4, 2016
A new study, scheduled to be presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Scientific Session in early April, is making headlines for its groundbreaking finding: digital mammograms appear to detect early signs of heart disease as well as breast cancer....
by Dr. Virginia Maurer | Oct 29, 2015
Last week, the American Cancer Society—one of the leading cancer non-profits in the United States—updated their guidelines to recommend women begin receiving mammograms at age 45 instead of age 40. As a longtime breast surgeon and the founder of The Maurer Foundation,...
by Sara Gates | Feb 12, 2014
What is Digital Tomosynthesis? Digital tomosynthesis is one of the newer methods of breast imaging used for breast cancer screening. This technology, also known as digital breast tomosynthesis, is essentially a three-dimensional kind of digital mammography. What is a...
by Sara Gates | Jan 2, 2013
Before we move on from the stressful holiday season to the guilt-ridden months of diets and deprivation in the New Year, let’s pause together for a moment. Does anyone else feel simply exhausted? The parties and reunions and gift exchanges and endless meals of...
by Sara Gates | Dec 26, 2012
We all know that early detection is key to winning the fight against breast cancer. Now some researchers are hoping to find a way to detect cancer even earlier, and easier, than ever before. In October, Cancer Research UK, Britain’s largest cancer research...
by Sara Gates | Dec 21, 2012
It can seem like staying informed about breast health requires learning a whole new language, especially when it comes to the many types of breast cancer and the terms that describe them. Is it invasive or non-invasive? Metastatic? Recurrent? Ductal? Lobular? What do...
