Posts in the "Breast Cancer" Category

MUSC’s Advanced Breast Reconstruction Program

MUSC Advanced Breast Reconstruction Program

Why MUSC?

Experience and expertise - The MUSC Advanced Breast Reconstruction Program includes four of the top surgeons in this field. Our doctors were some of the first to use natural tissue reconstruction methods that require microsurgery, such as the revolutionary DIEP flap procedure, which was pioneered in Charleston, SC.

High volume – We . . . → Read More: MUSC’s Advanced Breast Reconstruction Program

MUSC’s Dr. Megan Baker Talks Breast Cancer Research with The Post and Courier

Dr. Megan Baker, Medical Director of MUSC Hollings Cancer Center’s Comprehensive Breast Care Program, recently talked to the Post and Courier about clinical trials, the common misconceptions surrounding them and their importance to future breast cancer breakthroughs.

Learn more about MUSC’s Comprehensive Breast Care Progam and the clinical trials currently offered at Hollings Cancer Center.

Read the full Post and . . . → Read More: MUSC’s Dr. Megan Baker Talks Breast Cancer Research with The Post and Courier

Dragon Boat Festival May 14

The 4th annual Charleston Dragon Boat Festival will take place on Saturday, May 14 at Brittlebank Park. If you aren’t familiar with Dragon Boat racing, you’ll want to witness these 41 foot elaborately decorated paddle boats manned by crews of 20 paddlers and a drummer. Originating in ancient China, these dragon boats are the . . . → Read More: Dragon Boat Festival May 14

Breast Cancer Survival Doesn’t Have to Mean Total Removal of Lymph Node Glands

The results of a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association show that women with early stage breast cancer that has spread to their lymph nodes may not benefit from the total removal of their lymph node glands, which was previously thought to be the case.

“The results of the trial present new evidence . . . → Read More: Breast Cancer Survival Doesn’t Have to Mean Total Removal of Lymph Node Glands