Not Just Lumps: How To Check For Other Changes In Your Breasts That May Indicate Cancer

January 21, 2020 / Dr. Aaron G. Margulies / Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Cancer Survival

It’s a proven fact that the earlier breast cancer is detected the more successful treatment often is. For that reason, awareness campaigns that urge women to do at-home self-exams are a great resource for educating women on how to check for any lumps in their breasts. However, a formal breast self-examination is not necessary. Just paying attention to your breasts when showering is usually good enough.

breast cancer symptoms, changes in breast

How You Can Help Candidates Like Me In The ‘Real Men Wear Pink’ Campaign

September 5, 2019 / Dr. Aaron G. Margulies / Knoxville Community, Cancer Survival

Imelda & me at Knoxville’s Real Men Wear Pink launch event on 8/27/19.

Once again, I’m proud to be part of the ‘Real Men Wear Pink’ campaign, which is a movement and a fundraiser that’s very dear to our hearts. Every dollar raised helps the American Cancer Society save lives, and I’m one of several local men striving to raise awareness and make a difference in East Tennessee and beyond.

American Cancer Society, Knoxville Real Men Wear Pink, Making Strides breast cancer walk Knoxville

Clearing Up Confusion Over Recent Mammography Guidelines

May 16, 2019 / Dr. Aaron G. Margulies / Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Cancer Survival

Hands down and without a doubt, mammograms are the best way to detect breast cancer early. Mammograms save lives, and so it’s crucial for every woman to know when she should be having them, and how frequently.

breast cancer treatment Knoxville, Mammogram guidelines

4 Reasons To Elevate Breast Cancer Awareness

October 22, 2018 / Dr. Aaron G. Margulies / Cancer Survival

October may be the official Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but we passionately believe that everyone can be taking steps to raise awareness about breast cancer every month of the year.

Currently, breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among women, and 1 in 8 women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. Fortunately, over 3.3 million breast cancer survivors are alive in the United States today. My beloved Aunt Laura and many of my cherished patients are among those survivors.

breast cancer treatments, early detection breast cancer

Join Us At The 10th Annual Pink Ribbon Celebration With Chris Blue and Leann Morgan

October 17, 2018 / Dr. Aaron G. Margulies / Knoxville Community, Cancer Survival

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and I am proud to be a sponsor for the 10th Annual Pink Ribbon Celebration on October 30th, at the Grande Event Center off Merchants Road from 6 — 9:00 p.m. I and my staff will be in the good company of breast cancer survivors and supporters, as well as comedian Leann Morgan and Chris Blue, winner of The Voice in 2017.

breast cancer survivors, Compassion in Action fund

Story Of Hope: Aunt Laura Is Thriving 7 Years After Diagnosis

August 27, 2018 / Dr. Aaron G. Margulies / Cancer Survival, Breast Cancer Diagnosis

I know first-hand what it’s like when a family goes through a diagnosis of breast cancer. My beloved aunt, Laura Margulies, was diagnosed with breast cancer in October, 2011, after a routine mammogram detected a tumor in her left breast.

BRCA, Breast Cancer Diagnosis, exercise and breast cancer

What You Need To Know About The AHA’s Warning About Breast Cancer Treatments

February 14, 2018 / Dr. Aaron G. Margulies / Breast Cancer Treatment, Cancer Survival

You may have heard that the American Heart Association issued a warning recently saying that life-saving breast cancer therapies like chemotherapy and radiation may cause heart failure or other serious cardiac problems, sometimes years after treatment.

American Heart Association and breast cancer, Chemotheraphy, Radiation therapy

How to Read Your Breast MRI Report

June 5, 2017 / Dr. Aaron G. Margulies / Breast Cancer Treatment, Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Cancer Survival

An MRI of the breast is perhaps the best method we have to evaluate your breasts for the presence of a cancer. However, breast MRIs are also the most expensive method to evaluate the breast. And therefore they are not used as a screening tool. Breast MRIs are used to either add additional information to mammography when a mammogram is unclear. A mammogram may be unclear if the mammogram is dense, that is if the report of your mammogram describes heterogeneously dense breast or extremely dense breast. Likewise, if there is an abnormality on the mammogram it may need further evaluation with a breast MRI.

Breast MRI, cancer recurrence, Mammogram, Mammography

Chemotherapy Before Surgery? But I Want My Cancer Gone! Part I

April 17, 2017 / Dr. Aaron G. Margulies / Breast Cancer Surgery, Breast Cancer Research, Breast Cancer Treatment, Cancer Survival

Breast cancer belongs in the garbage can. Period.
Breast cancer needs to be cut out and thrown away. Done. The end.

If only it were that simple. Many surgeons will tell you that it is that simple. Just cut out the tumor and be done with it. But breast cancer is a very complex disease that requires a mosaic of treatments from a multidisciplinary team dedicated to the destruction of breast cancer.

Awareness, Breast cancer, Chemotherapy, mets, Surgery

Breast Cancer Survivors and Pregnancy: Be POSITIVE!

March 10, 2017 / bakerlabs / Cancer Survival, Breast Cancer Research, Breast Cancer Treatment

You survived breast cancer and now you want to get pregnant. Is it safe? Will the cancer come back? Will my baby be healthy?

First, let’s review what you went through to survive breast cancer. You had a mammogram, which radiates your breasts. You had surgery and a Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy, which puts radiation into your breast and lymph nodes. You may have had Whole Breast Radiation Therapy, which put lots of radiation into your breast. You probably had chemotherapy. And you are currently taking tamoxifen, an anti-estrogen pill.

Breast cancer, cancer survival, Pregnancy, pregnancy after cancer, Tamoxifen

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