by Monique Binkley Smith | Oct 28, 2024
East Bay resident Ronellyn Junius knew something wasn’t quite right –she felt a pain in her left beast. So she made an appointment to see her doctor who recommended she get a mammogram at the Carol Ann Read Breast Health Center. Her subsequent breast...
by Sutter Health | Oct 23, 2024
Shanaz Dairkee, Ph.D., a senior scientist at Sutter’s California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) Research Institute in San Francisco has studied breast cancer and its optimal treatments since 1984. This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Vitals checked in with Dr. Dairkee...
by Sutter Health | Oct 16, 2024
By Kathy Engle, Vitals contributor Have you ever wondered how a donation at a grocery store check-out counter can make a difference in someone’s life? Each year, the Safeway Foundation hosts its Cancer Research and Treatment campaign to support breast cancer research...
by Sutter Health | Oct 16, 2024
By Nicole Young and Monique Binkley Smith, Vitals contributors Nearly half of women over 40 have dense breast tissue, a condition the FDA requires all healthcare organizations to report to patients if it is indicated on a mammogram. But many women may not understand...
by Sutter Health | Oct 8, 2024
Pictured above: Venus Williams was the keynote speaker at the 21st Mills-Peninsula Hospital Foundation Women’s Health Luncheon and Lecture. Photo by Drew Altizer Photography. Tennis Star Venus Williams Teams Up with San Mateo Community to Advance Breast Cancer...
