Hi everyone – given the fast pace of breaking news, we’re launching more regular checkins for the next few weeks. In addition to the regular Monday Night Tweet chats, we’re adding a weekly ZOOM Check in call on Wednesday and Thursday. This will allow the #BCSM Community members come together on a regular basis and […]
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This week on the #BCSM chat, we’ll hear from about Lobular Breast Cancer. The #BCSM team is pleased to share this guest post from Diane Mapes, @double_whammied: When I was diagnosed with breast cancer in early 2011, I was clueless. Clueless that there were different types of breast cancer. Clueless that mammograms weren’t foolproof. Clueless […]
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What are clinical notes and why should I be reading them? Guest post by Liz Salmi / @TheLizArmy Editor’s note: On Monday, February 26th, 2018, The Open Notes team will be joining the #BCSM Chat to discuss an important aspect of medical records: the physician’s notes. As the #BCSM community looks to learn more about […]
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Dr. Shelley Hwang from Duke University spoke on DCIS subtyping and overtreatment. She noted that DCIS now comprises over 20% of all mammographically detected breast cancer. It is considered a “non-obligate precursor” of invasive cancer – the rate and likelihood of progression to invasive cancer are not clearly known. However, it is clear that some […]
Read more › This guest post is from Dr. Aleksandra Popadich. Dr. Popadich came all the way to Las Vegas from New Zealand because she watched Dr. Attai’s tweets from the 2016 conference! Oncoplastic surgery is going to become a part of breast surgeon’s repertoire. The development of these skills will enable us to achieve good local control and […]
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