Despite all the advances in treatment of cancer, death still remains an outcome for a substantial percentage of cancer patients. Indeed, cancer has become the

It is well recognized that women who have breast cancer have an increased risk of developing breast cancer in the contralateral breast. Logically, whatever etiologic

Until now, we have focused on the contributions made by Bernie Fisher and his colleagues to the surgical management of breast cancer. But there was

By the late 1970s, based on the studies of the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast Project (NSABP), the modified radical mastectomy had become the standard of

Last week, we discussed the origins of the Halsted radical mastectomy and its prominence and success in the treatment of localized breast cancer. Let us

Like most people, I have a memory of my mother putting baby powder on me as a child after a bath—a warm, comforting nostalgic memory.

This week we focus on an unusual class of tumors which, in truth, are not well understood even by most oncologists (and I might include

I am often asked what one should do to prevent or reduce the risk of cancer. Since there are many types of cancer, with a

I remember the first day of my fellowship in oncology many years ago. The day began at 8 a.m. on July 1—God help the patients

This week, we continue our series on selected topics regarding cancer in Israel. In recent years, Israel has become a major leader in the technology

An interesting and clever structure in the body is the pleura. The pleura is a double-layered membrane that surrounds each lung, acting as a protective

In last week’s article, we discussed the role of scans in the management of cancer and focused on two types of scans—CT scans and MRI