Comments (1) | Post a CommentDealing With a Positive Gene Test for Breast Cancer
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Jan 15, 2008, 5:55 pm PSTYour test for a BRCA gene mutation has come back positive —what now? Here are some options available to you for early identification or prevention of cancers associated with BRCA mutations:Intensive…Read More
Symptoms and Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Jul 13, 2007, 2:06 am PDTAmong women, ovarian cancer is the most common cause of death from cancers involving the reproductive organs. The American Cancer Society (ACS) predicts nearly 22,500 new cases and 15,280 deaths from ovarian…Read More
HPV Vaccine Controversy Continues
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Wed, Mar 21, 2007, 10:23 am PDTIn June 2006, the FDA approved a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for women between the ages of 9 and 25. The vaccine — made by Merck and marketed as Gardisil — is almost 100 percent effective in…Read More
Faith-based Medicine
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Sep 19, 2006, 7:09 pm PDTFor decades Catholic hospitals have followed the practice of declining to perform abortions or to deliver other services they interpret as interrupting life after conception. But lately I've been hearing about…Read More
The Morning After Pill - Without a Prescription
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Sep 15, 2006, 5:01 pm PDTSome time ago, I served for several years on a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee. All of us recognized that our role was purely advisory and that our recommendations might either be accepted…Read More
If not Hormones, Then What for Menopause Symptoms?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Mon, Jul 03, 2006, 12:21 pm PDTWomen taking hormone replacement therapy to treat menopause symptoms must worry about increased risks for heart attacks, stokes, breast cancer, and blood clots.Many women have stopped taking estrogen on the…Read More
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