Identification of a new BRCA2 large genomic deletion associated with high risk male breast cancer Timoteo AR, Albuquerque BM, Moura PC, Ramos CC, Agnez-Lima LF, Walsh T, King MC, Lajus TB Hered Cancer Clin Pract. […]
I’ve been chewing on this for a few days before getting to a point where I can write about it, but soon after the operation my surgeon shared the path report with me, and it […]
I was recently honored to participate in a pod-cast on male breast cancer, along with my doctor Dr. Sharon Giordano. You can take a listen here:
As they grow up, children are supposed to be helpful to their parents, and in particular sons to their mothers. I have tried to be as helpful as I can, at a distance, to my mom who lives in Germany. Although it is not for me to judge, I hope that …
It has been an exciting 7 days, which when you are talking about cancer is rarely a plus. I had a bump in the road, a thyroid nodule. I did just get good provisional news, so I feel ready to talk about it. But let me start at the beginning. Way ba…
When you get cancer at a younger age than is typical, this raises the suspicion that there is a genetic predisposition. For male breast cancer the typical age of incidence is in the mid 60s, and so I am 20 years ahead of the curve. That raises the…
The other key component of the care delivered at MD Anderson is that it is research driven. To me that means two things. First, it means that our physicians are all academic, and strongly connected with the latest research. The vast majority are t…
I started Monday at 7 am reporting to interventional radiology for a lung biopsy. In the CT last week the only thing that concerned my surgeon was a small nodule in the lower right lobe of the lung. I was again impressed by the efficiency and frie…
The next day it was bone scan and CT, to look for metastases. Routine stuff, and the dominant impression was the friendliness and professional attitude of the clinical staff that shepherd you through these processes. In between bone scan in the mo…
A few days later I was in the Nellie B. Connally breast center at MD Anderson. (http://www.mdanderson.org/patient-and-cancer-information/care-centers-and-clinics/care-centers/breast/index.html ), for mammogram and ultrasound. The dominant feeling …
Entering a World of Pink 