Breast cancer won’t wait for the pandemic to subside. As part of the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation’s “Virtual Passport to Survivorship,” Brown Surgical Associates’ Dr. Theresa Graves discusses what we’re doing to make sure screenings and treatment are safe. https://youtu.be/3FrmbLCWz9A
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RI man runs marathon in honor of late wife who battled cancer
NEWPORT, R.I. (WJAR) — For Portsmouth’s Dana Gilmour, running is an outlet. “Trying to move from, you know, missing Amy, being such a sad part to reflecting on the positive things,” Gilmour said. Gilmour’s wife, Amy, died after a battle with metastatic breast cancer in February. On Sunday, the Navy veteran ran 26.2 miles in her…
Pandemic could lead to increase in deaths from breast, colon cancers
In a recent editorial in Science publication, the nation’s top cancer doctor, Norman “Ned” Sharpless, expressed concern that due to the COVID-19 pandemic and decreased screenings, the number of cancer deaths could dramatically increase over the next 10 years. Dr. Christine Emmick from Brown Surgical Associates Center for Breast Care spoke with Channel 10’s Barbara…
5 questions with Dr. Graves
Breast surgeon Dr. Theresa A. Graves is director of the Breast Cancer Center at the Lifespan Cancer Institute and director of the Center for Breast Care at Brown Surgical Associates Inc. In a recent article on Providence Business News, Graves discusses what impacts the COVID-19 health crisis has had on the practices, and explains how…
Finding new way to treat breast cancer during the pandemic
Breast cancer treatments continue during the pandemic, in a new way! “We’re very fortunate in the breast cancer world,” said Dr. Theresa Graves, a breast cancer surgeon with Brown Surgical Associates and director of the Breast Cancer Center of Lifespan Cancer Institute. Graves recently told Channel 10’s Barbara Morse that most patients, as many as…
Dr. Wiggins prescribing yoga to deal with pandemic stress
Yoga is being prescribed to relieve stress and building immunity. “During this pandemic, we are at a time where everyone is stressed. There are no normals and when we’re stressed,” said Dr. Doreen Wiggins, a breast surgeon with Brown Surgical Associates and the director of the Cancer Survivorship Medicine program at the Women’s Medicine Collaborative….
Dr. Wiggins shares how yoga helps patients move beyond cancer fear
Once cancer treatment for breast cancer has been completed, there is no guarantee of wholly successful treatment. That can lead patients into the territory of fear of cancer recurrence (FCR). In a recent article in Yoga Medicine, Dr. Doreen Wiggins discussed the role yoga can play in overcoming that fear. She says research has demonstrated…
Newport Hospital Launches Breast Cancer Clinic
Just in time for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Newport Hospital has launched a Lifespan Cancer Institute Breast Cancer Multidisciplinary Clinic, joining Miriam Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital as the only medical facilities in the state to offer care in breast cancer detection, diagnosis, treatment, recovery and support. The multidisciplinary team utilizes a breast tumor board,…
New Center Offers World-Class Breast Care
Beth Sawyer, a Physician Assistant at The Center for Breast Care at University Surgical Associates and Donna Goncalves, a two-time breast cancer survivor patient, joined us to discuss a new state-of-the-art center on the West Bay focused on providing fast and convenient world class breast care. Visit them online today to find out more: http://centerforbreastcareri.org/ Watch…
Making Strides to Defeat Breast Cancer
It’s the big kickoff for “Making Strides”, the event bringing Rhode Islanders together to beat breast cancer! Dr. Doreen Wiggins from the Center for Breast Care at University Surgical Associates joins us with more on the big event going on this Thursday evening at Warwick Country Club. Watch Now!
