Scientists Aim To Predict Breast Cancer Risk
Cedars-Sinai scientists are using stem cell technology in an effort to predict the risk and severity of ovarian cancer in women with BRCA mutations.
Volunteer Gives a Lifetime of Service to Cedars-Sinai
Ruthie Krivis has been volunteering at Cedars-Sinai for 42 years. For National Volunteer Week, we talked to Ruthie about the impact she's made as a volunteer and how rewarding givi...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Apr 18, 2022
The Present and Future of Breast Reconstruction
Current breast reconstruction techniques can allow breasts to be recreated from a patient’s own belly fat. In the lab, researchers aim to regrow breast tissue from a patient’s own ...
Discoveries / Oct 25, 2021
Research into Predicting Cancer
Everyone has BRCA genes that typically protect against cancer, while some people inherit mutated versions of the genes that increase their cancer risk.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Oct 19, 2021
Breast Cancer Has No Gender
If breast cancer had personal pronouns, they wouldn't be she/her, he/him, or even they/them. Breast cancer has no gender, and that means people of all genders need to learn to asse...
Discoveries / Oct 18, 2021
Mammograms, Ultrasounds and MRIs: What's the Difference?
Breast cancer strikes an estimated 280,000 women each year—and some of these individuals will receive the diagnosis more than once. The key to effectively battling the disease: ear...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Oct 08, 2021
Specialists Work Together to Protect Fertility During Cancer T...
Cedars-Sinai patient Lauren Bratman was hoping for news that she was pregnant. She got a breast cancer diagnosis instead. Read More.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Jul 30, 2021
Four Years Later, Couple Reflects on Shared Cancer Journey
During her last chemotherapy treatment, breast cancer survivor Jessica St. Clair learned her husband, Dan O'Brien, had advanced-stage colon cancer. The couple shares how they survi...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Feb 01, 2021
Improv After Cancer
Laughter may be the best medicine. The director of Cedars-Sinai's Cancer Rehabilitation and Survivorship program, Arash Asher, MD, helped create an improv comedy class and is evalu...
Discoveries / Jan 20, 2020
Pregnancy After Cancer
Young women with breast cancer are often cautioned against having children for fear of an increased risk of cancer returning or spreading. Cedars-Sinai investigator Philomena McAnd...
Discoveries / Aug 16, 2019
Abreast of Trends in Cancer
Dr. Armando E. Giuliano has a minimally invasive approach toward breast cancer treatment, and thanks to philantropic support, his investigations could serve as the foundation for e...
Discoveries / Feb 24, 2019
Disparaging Asparagine
Asparagine, a nonessential amino acid commonly found in food, may hold a key to limiting the spread of an often-deadly type of breast cancer.
Discoveries / Feb 18, 2019
Avoiding Caregiver Burnout & Stress Overload
Nearly one-third of American adults provides some type of care for an aging or ill family member. To fight caregiver burnout, Dr. Sonja Rosen, head of the Cedars-Sinai Geriatrics P...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Dec 17, 2018
What to Expect During Your First Mammogram
Your first mammogram can be scary, but the good news is that the exam can be a lot less stressful with some preparation. Learn from an expert at Cedars-Sinai.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Oct 18, 2018
Survivors Find Hope on Journey to Wellness
The Cedars-Sinai Journey to Wellness program has helped lift a heavy burden from the shoulders of breast cancer patient Fay Matini. Learn more about her patient experience.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Aug 01, 2018
