7. Breast cancer

The close of the 20th century saw endoscopy and laparoscopy evolve from passive optical tools into dynamic platforms that integrated real-time guidance, autonomous movement, and computational interpretation for navigation, diagnosis, and therapy. 

By the mid-20th century, endoscopy's long-standing challenge of safely illuminating internal structures was transformed by postwar advances—especially Harold Hopkins's 1950s rod-lens system, which enabled brighter, distortion-free, miniaturized imaging that could reliably guide c ...  Show more

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While you are likely aware of BRCA mutations as a significant risk factor for development of breast cancer (60-80% lifetime risk), there are many other pathogenic gene variants that have been identified in recent years. The surgical treatment of women with hereditary breast cance ...  Show more

Dr. Manisha Bahl summarizes major take home points from "Mammographic Breast Density, Benign Breast Disease, and Subsequent Breast Cancer Risk in 3.9 Million Korean Women" by Dr. Soyeoun Kim and colleagues.  Mammographic Breast Density, Benign Breast Disease, and Subsequent Breas ...  Show more

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard talks about breast cancer surgeries and a program called the Hidden Scar. Our guest today is Dr. Shubhada Dhage, Associate Director of the Breast Health Program at NYU Winthrop Hospital and their Director of Breast Surgical Services.