Pathology and Healthy Living

The overdiagnosis and overtreatment of indolent cancers has received a lot of scrutiny recently. As a result additional tests may be perf...

Effective healthcare reform requires a comprehensive knowledge and implementation of the principles of value-based healthcare and the “Tr...

You just received your lab results and found out that your PSA is elevated. You have heard how important it is to screen for prostate can...

Just a few years ago it would have been unimaginable that a woman might choose to remove her breasts and/or ovaries in an attempt to prev...

As a pathologist, I diagnose cancer all too frequently. I have met many patients and families behind the slides and know the devastating...

At the recent Annual Health Forum and the American Hospital Association Leadership Summit, Dr. Michael Porter, Bishop William Lawrence Un...

The 23rd Annual Health Forum and the American Hospital Association Leadership Summit recently took place in San Francisco. This year’s th...

Almost 13,000 cases of invasive cervical cancer are diagnosed each year, with over 4,000 women dying from the disease. However, pre-cance...

With summer upon us it is time to think about sun safety. An alarming recent report found rates of new melanoma have doubled over the pas...

Consider these facts on prostate cancer. More than 200,000 men will develop prostate cancer this year, making it the #1 cancer in men aft...

Low testosterone (low T), a term that has become commonplace, is heard everywhere. You have probably seen the commercials. It is one of t...

Pancreatic cancer advances have been making recent news, largely through the revolution that is personalized medicine, specifically immun...

I am a pathologist. You probably have never met me but I have spent hours studying your biopsy slides, making a diagnosis and ensuring yo...

You just received your lab results and found out that your PSA is elevated. You have heard how important it is to screen for prostate can...

Listen to my interview with the renowned prostate cancer surgeon Dr. David Samadi on how pathologists are important in your care. Full in...

In yet another celebrity cancer diagnosis, John Hurt, Academy Award nominee for “The Elephant Man” and “Midnight Express”, recently annou...

Reading the pathology request on my next patient, I saw she was a 55-year-old with an abnormality on her mammogram. Upon further investig...

Imagine feeling a lump on your body, visiting a doctor, and then waiting seven months (if you’re lucky) to find out whether it is cancer....

The future of cancer treatment is here and there is reason for excitement. Five major areas of treatment advances are giving new hope in ...

See, Test & Treat (STT) is the flagship program put on by the College of American Pathologists Foundation in which pathologists recruit o...