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Feb 29, 2024 · Radiation oncologist Dr. Weiss was concerned about the lack of support and resources available to her cancer patients. Dr. Weiss founded Living Beyond Breast Cancer (LBBC) in 1991 to address the after-care needs of her patients. LBBC now provides trusted information and support to people nationwide who are affected by breast cancer.
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Feb 5, 2021 · PRINCESS DIANA made opening remarks at a breast cancer symposium conducted by the Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center at Northwestern University on June 5. Her 48-hour visit to Chicago was expected to help raise more than $1 million for cancer research through ticket sales to a lunch and black-tie dinner. The funds are to be shared equally by the ...
- From Ancient to Modern Times
- Notable Scientists
- Advancements in Care
- Advancements in Identifying Population Risk
- Having A Family History of Breast Cancer
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The first recorded reports of breast cancer and its treatment were discovered on ancient papyrus out of Egypt.The Edwin Smith papyrus is dated 1600 BCE, but was possibly a copy of an older document, maybe as old as 2500 or 3000 BCE. The papyrus described several cases of tumorsgrowing in the breast and how they were treated using a “fire drill”—a t...
William Halsted, Johns Hopkins: Building off of the work of surgeons including Le Cat, Halsted developed the radical mastectomy in 1894.This surgery removed not only the breast, but also the underlying muscles and nearby lymph nodes. While disfiguring, this surgery was the most effective treatment for breast cancer for decades to come. J. Collins W...
Chemotherapy
Starting in the 1970s, the first drugs were developed as cancer treatments. These chemotherapies, including Adriamycin (doxorubicin), killed any fast-growing cells in the body and therefore had side effects. Other notable chemotherapies include Taxol (paclitaxel), released in 1994, and Xeloda (capecitabine), released in 1998.
Hormonal Therapy
Later in the 1970s, hormonal therapies, including tamoxifen, showed promise for treating breast cancers and eventually keeping them in check after remission. In 1996 another hormone therapy, Arimidex (anastrozole), was used successfully to treat estrogen receptor-positive advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal females. Anastrozole was the first aromatase inhibitor(a drug that blocks estrogen production in the body) to be approved for cancer therapy.
Surgery
The 1980s saw improvements in surgery options for people with breast cancer. In 1985, surgeons developed breast-conserving surgery, also called a lumpectomy. Instead of removing the entire breast, the lumpectomy aims to remove just the cancerous tissue. It’s often used alongside radiation and chemotherapies with similar rates of overall and disease-free survival.
In addition to the impact of genetic analysis on breast cancer treatment, another significant advancement in breast cancer care is identifying specific groups at high risk of developing breast cancers or that are more at risk of dying from them. Ensuring that these groups have adequate access to and guidelines for screening and other preventative m...
Multiple genes, including the BRCA genes, can cause inherited breast cancers to run in families. The BRCA mutations are the best known and increase the risk of developing breast, ovarian, and other cancers. But this risk can be mitigated to an extent with lifestyle changes, preventative surgeries and therapies, regular checkups, and screening scans...
Breast cancer has a long and winding history. Ancient Egyptians documented the condition, but it was considered incurable. Surgery was developed as a treatment in the 1700s and refined in the late 1800s. In the 1930s and following decades, radiation therapy and chemotherapy were developed, along with diagnostic techniques. Major advancements have d...
One thing is for sure when you’re researching breast cancer treatments: You’re not alone. More than a quarter of a million females are diagnosed with breast cancer every year in the United States. The sheer volume of breast cancer patients means that even hard-to-treat breast cancers are continually reaping the benefits of research advancements and...
Dec 30, 2020 · How Diet, Lifestyle Can Help Prevent Breast Cancer as Diagnoses Spike in Younger Women Dr. Marisa C. Weiss with Breastcancer.org offers insights on early-onset breast cancer, modifiable risk...
In 2013, Weiss Lurie helped to launch the Tackling Breast Cancer campaign, a partnership between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Breast Care Center with all proceeds from the sale of pink Eagles merchandise being donated to the center.
Feb 5, 2021 · PRINCESS DIANA made opening remarks at a breast cancer symposium conducted by the Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center at Northwestern University on June 5. Her 48-hour visit to Chicago was expected to help raise more than $1 million for cancer research through ticket sales to a lunch and black-tie dinner. The funds are to be shared equally by the ...
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