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/

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

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/

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.

Hurricanes!

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