New Anti-cancer Agent Can Overcome Resistance To Drugs, Says Study
A new anti-cancer agent that targets breast cancer can overcome resistance to cancer drugs, according to a new study. (Credit: iStockphoto)
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Pictures of Treatment
Click on the images to enlarge and to read more about Treatment.
You can also see pictures of breast reconstruction in that section.
| Lumpectomy
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Mastectomy
| Skin–Sparing Mastectomy | Modified Radical Mastectomy | ||
| Total (Simple) Mastectomy | Radical Mastectomy |
| Estrogen Receptors | Tamoxifen Blocking Estrogen Receptors | Biopsy: Margins of Resection | Port for Chemotherapy |
Radiation Treatment
| Front view | Side view | Cross–sectional view |
Pre–Surgery Preparation
| Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 |
One in seven - Breast Cancer Awareness
This year in America, more than 211,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 43,300 die. One woman in seven either has or will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. In addition, 1,600 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 400 will die this year. If detected early, the five-year survival rate exceeds 95%. Mammograms are among the best early detection methods, yet 13 million U.S. women 40 years of age or older have never had a mammogram. Support Breast Awareness.
Wear the t-shirts to promote good breast health, breast cancer awareness and detection.
The Manicure Menace
Results of a study reported at this year’s meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology showed that nail salons don’t adequately disinfect instruments used for manicures and pedicures. This is a poorly regulated industry. Only West Virginia and Alabama require salons to use hospital-grade disinfectant on instruments for at least 15 minutes, and Connecticut doesn’t regulate salons at all. Other states are somewhere in between.
The researcher who conducted the study, dermatologist Shelley Sekula-Rodriguez of Baylor College of Medicine, in Houston, Texas, said that nail instruments should be sterilized for four to 10 hours after each use. Fungal and bacterial infections have occurred because of poor sanitation in salons, often from footbaths used prior to pedicures. One such outbreak stemming from the microbe Mycobacterium fortuitum caused boils and skin ulcers among customers at a single salon in Watsonville, CA in 2000. The infections were resistant to antibiotics, leaving some 110 customers with permanent advertisement
scars. (The bacteria were found in the whirlpool filters that trap hair and skin, which had never been cleaned.) While these outbreaks are rare, customers should be alert to the potential for trouble. Here are some guidelines from dermatologists and other experts:
Don’t allow a manicurist to use an instrument that is not visibly clean.
Even better: bring your own manicure tools
Check to see that the salon’s state license and that of each manicurist are prominently posted.
Make sure that you and the manicurist wash your hands with soap before beginning the manicure or pedicure.
Make sure that whirlpools are disinfected after each use.
Ask how machines and instruments are cleaned, including the name of the disinfectant used.
Don’t shave your legs before getting a pedicure; bacteria can more easily enter freshly shaved skin.
Walk away from any salon that is visibly dirty.
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