Sunday, September 11, 2016

2nd World Congress on Controversies in Breast Cancer

Just finished attending the International CoBrCa conference in Barcelona. MINDACT and MammaPrint were two of the hot topics at the conference.





Tuesday, August 30, 2016

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GUY HINGSTON ON MINDACT: FEWER AUSTRALIAN WOMEN WILL NOW NEED CHEMOTHERAPY FOR BREAST CANCER


Read full details here: http://oncologynews.com.au/associate-professor-guy-hingston-on-mindact-less-australian-women-will-now-need-chemotherapy-for-breast-cancer/


Friday, August 26, 2016

Read my interview with The Sydney Morning Herald on how breast cancer patients can be spared chemotherapy with the MammaPrint test

http://www.smh.com.au/national/health/breast-cancer-patients-could-be-spared-chemotherapy-with-new-genetic-test-study-shows-20160826-gr1tj6.html


Thursday, August 25, 2016

Targeted Breast Cancer Medical Treatment Now A Reality – MINDACT is Out!

This IS the Biggest News in Breast Cancer Management in 2016!!! 

From now on, if a woman is being offered chemotherapy for early breast cancer, she needs to check to see if she is eligible to have MammaPrint genomic testing - which has now shown a 46% reduction in the need for chemotherapy in those women who return a low risk MammaPrint test! 

As of today, the world of breast cancer management has changed forever, with the prospectively randomised proven introduction of MammaPrint testing!

Read full details here: http://www.mammaprint.com.au/targeted-breast-cancer-medical-treatment-now-a-reality-mindact-is-out/


Monday, August 22, 2016

The FISH Rule


I teach my medical students when they are examining women the mnemonic ‘FISH’ rule – Breast Cancer is usually FIXED in the breast with an IRREGULAR surface is a SINGLE (not multiple) lump and is HARD.

I encourage women to seek medical attention if they find a lump in their breasts with these characteristics – sort of like finding a walnut stuck deep within the breast.

Saturday, August 6, 2016

Hurricanes!

Congratulations Hurricanes on Maiden Super Rugby Championship Win! I knew you could do it!

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Hunter Medical Research Institute

Just received notification today of an offer to commence a PhD in breast cancer genomics at the Hunter Medical Research Institute 👍