Comprehensive Breast Care recently launched a podcast series entitled “The Breast of Everything,” hosted by board certified breast surgeons Eric Brown, MD; Linsey Gold, DO; and Ashley Richardson, DO.The surgeons chose to offer this program as a trusted resource for breast health information, support and encouragement. The three breast surgeons will talk about every aspect imaginable when it comes to breast health.The podcasts provide the surgeons with an opportunity to dispel myths and rumors about breast cancer by bringing listeners the most reliable and current information explained in an easy-to-understand way. During the podcasts, the surgeons also will talk with many leading experts in the field of breast cancer who will share their knowledge on a specific aspect of the disease.
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As clinicians, we find the majority of our patients will experience side effects from their cancer treatment, including a disruption in their sex life. In fact, many say it comes to a screeching halt. They feel their focus should be on beating cancer, not on sex and intimacy, so they don’t even bring up the subject. During The Breast of Everything podcast, Comprehensive Breast Care surgeons Linsey Gold, DO; and Ashley Richardson, DO; talk candidly and openly on this topic with expert Rachel Need...
Drs. Gold and Richardson address prevalent breast cancer misconceptions, clarifying that sugar, deodorant, or underwire bras do not cause cancer. They stress the critical role of understanding personal risk factors, including a comprehensive family history and the benefits of modern genetic testing. The discussion also covers other risk factors like atypical cells, lifestyle modifications such as maintaining a healthy BMI, and the utility of advanced screening methods like breast MRIs and chemoprevention for reducing risk.
It used to be taboo to worry about cosmetic results following breast cancer surgery. Surgeons and patients were focused on one result – removing all of the cancer. How a woman’s breasts looked after surgery was not important. Fortunately, times have changed, and so have medical advancements. Dedicated breast surgeons and reconstructive surgeons can accomplish both – remove the cancer and restore a woman’s breasts to a cosmetically natural look! During The Breast of Everything podcast, Eric Brown...
During The Breast of Everything podcast, Comprehensive Breast Care Surgeon Eric Brown, MD; talked with Plastic Surgeon William Stefani, MD; about reconstructive surgery after breast surgery, and what women should know. Dr. Stefani is a board certified plastic surgeon who also completed a fellowship in aesthetic surgery. He has been voted “Top Doctor” many times by Hour Detroit magazine, Consumer Guide and Castle Connolly (an organization that helps consumers find top doctors and the best health ...
During a recent The Breast of Everything podcast, Breast Surgeon Linsey Gold, DO; talked with Radiologist Randy Hicks, MD; about questions women are asking regarding mammography screenings and the use of technology in detecting breast cancer in its earliest stages. Dr. Hicks is co-founder and co-director of Regional Medical Imaging, serving physicians and patients throughout mid-Michigan and southern Michigan for the past 35 years. There is a lot of controversy regarding screening mammography – ...
When patients hear the word ‘radiation,’ they immediately think of the yellow symbol: it can cause cancer and it will do harm. However, when properly used in a controlled environment, it effectively will help treat and often cure cancer. Comprehensive Breast Care Surgeon Ashley Richardson, DO, discussed this topic with Radiation Oncologist Kiran Devisetty, MD, to help dispel the many myths about radiation therapy and explain why it is a critical component of cancer care, particularly in breast c...
Through genetic testing, Shana Carter, a Young Fives teacher with Lake Fenton Community Schools and mother of two, learned she had a mutation in her ATM gene, placing her in the high-risk category for developing breast cancer. In The Breast of Everything podcast, she talks with Comprehensive Breast Care surgeon Ashley Richardson, DO, regarding the decision she made about her cancer risk, and why she feels a prophylactic mastectomy was the best option for her.
How do you find reliable, credible, accurate information when it comes to your breast health? So much information is available literally at our fingertips when we search the web on a myriad of subjects, and breast cancer seems to be an especially popular topic. Comprehensive Breast Care surgeons Eric Brown, MD; Linsey Gold, DO; and Ashley Richardson, DO; discussed this topic on a recent podcast to help consumers better understand how to navigate through the endless information on the internet, w...
It’s all about pink … all year round was the topic of a recent “The Breast of Everything” podcast featuring Jennifer Nagy of the American Cancer Society. During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Eric Brown, MD, breast surgeon with Comprehensive Breast Care, talked with Jennifer about the wealth of free resources the American Cancer Society offers to women and men throughout the entire year. “Everyone knows or should know that the American Cancer Society is a research organization, in fact, we are s...
There is no good way to tell a patient she has cancer. In a recent podcast, the breast surgeons at Comprehensive Breast Cancer discussed the best way to deliver a cancer diagnosis. They all agree that an initial telephone conversation is the option they choose. “If we wait until a patient comes to our office to receive the news for the first time, in the vast majority of cases, as soon as the patient hears she has breast cancer, she stops listening and the rest of our conversation is pointless,”...
During a recent podcast, Comprehensive Breast Care surgeons Eric Brown, MD; Linsey Gold, DO; and Ashley Richardson, DO; discussed a few of the countless myths they hear from patients regarding breast cancer. Here are a few. #1 If you have breasts you can get breast cancer. True. Cancer has no age limitations. #2 Young women don’t get breast cancer. False. #3 Finding a lump is the only way to detect breast cancer. False. #4 If your mammogram is normal, you do not have breast cancer. False . #5 I ...
Comprehensive Breast Care recently launched a podcast series entitled “The Breast of Everything,” hosted by breast surgeons Eric Brown, MD; Linsey Gold, DO; and Ashley Richardson, DO. The surgeons chose to offer this program as a trusted resource for breast health information, support and encouragement. Through “The Breast of Everything,” the three breast surgeons will talk about every aspect imaginable when it comes to breast health. The podcasts provide the surgeons with an opportunity to disp...
