From: John Mendelsohn, MD	Category: Cancer
City: Houston	Language: English

Dr. John Mendelsohn, the president of MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston Texas presents the video on "What is Cancer". A helpful patient tool to see what haing cancer means.

From: PK Morrow, MD	Category: Cancer
City: Houston	Language: English

PK Morrow, MD, the director of the Breast Cancer Survivorship clinic, discusses the diagnosis of breast cancer in young women. She talks about raising awareness among young women and their doctors to look for breast cancer. Screening for breast cancer is an important tool, such as breast self exams, physician examination.

From: Gary Onik, MD	Category: Cancer
City: Kissimmee	Language: English

Dr. Gary Onik, a noted radiologist who specializes in the treatment of prostate cancer discusses what men should do after they are diagnosed with prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is a spectrum of disease in which the treatment depends on the age at the time of diagnosis, the stage of the disease, and other factors.

From: Lorenzo Cohen, MD	Category: Cancer
City: Houston	Language: English

MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston Texas presents its complementary and alternative approach to cancer care in addition to more traditional care. This includes holistic and non traditional treatment.

From: John Feldmeier, DO	Category: Cancer
City: Toledo	Language: English

Breast Cancer: Dr. John Feldmeier, Chairman of Radiation Oncology, Univ. of Toledo. Screening for breast cancer includes physical exam and mammography. Breast MRI is used to improve the diagnosis and follow up. If diagnosed early, survival rates can be greater than 90%.

From: Philip Evans, MD	Category: Cancer
City: Dallas	Language: English

Breast Cancer is the most common cancer in women. Screening for breast cancer is the most important thing that can be done to find early stage breast cancer when it is most treatable. Mammography as well as MRI can be used as a screening tool. If you are high risk, such as women with proior radiation exposure, of a strong family history, MRI may be used, as well as genetic testing for a BRCA gene mutation- BRCA1, BRCA2.

From: Michael P Osborne, MD, MS, FRCS, FACS	Category: Cancer
City: New York	Language: English

Breast Cancer is the most common cancer in women. One in nine women will develop breast cancer. The prognosis of breast cancer depends on the type of breast cancer, and the breast cancer stage. Early stage carcinoma in situ or intraductal carcinoma the survival is greater than 90%. For invasive carcinoma, the prognosis depends on the size and if there is lymph node involvement. Gene micro array also affects breast cancer prognosis, presence of BRCA gene mutation, the BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene.

From: Megan Baker, MD	Category: Cancer
City: Charleston	Language: English

Risk factors for breast cancer include age, BRCA gene mutations- BRCA1 and BRCA2, previous abnormal biopsy, starting menstrual cycle before age 12, or menopause after age 55, first child after age 30 or no children at all. Smoking, alcohol use and hormone replacement are also related.

From: Iman Mohamed, MD	Category: Cancer
City: Toledo	Language: English

Dr. Iman Mohamed , the DIrector of the Breast Center at Univ. of Toledo, discusses the risk factors, screening and general treatment of breast cancer. Mammography is the best screening test for breast cancer, and breast MRI can also be used. The standard treatments are surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.