Dr. Kristine Slam, COSABreast

12/30/2025

It’s never too late to start resistance training. Folks in their 80s can benefit from resistance training just as much as their decades-younger counterparts.

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12/25/2025

12/16/2025

How I wish I could take back my college tanning bed days, but all I can do be cautious now.
But if you’re tanning in a bed now, it appears as though the rate of melanoma may be up to 3x higher!!

Indoor tanning is trending among Gen Z. A new study finds tanning bed users not only have a much higher risk of melanoma, they also have DNA damage linked to cancer across nearly their entire skin.

12/15/2025

I love operating here for my inpatient procedure patients! Experienced and caring staff, and a spectacular cafeteria too (very very important for always-hungry surgeons) 😉

We’re excited to announce Mount Carmel New Albany has been named a 2025 by The Leapfrog Group! This award recognizes hospitals across the U.S. for excellence in quality of care and .

Learn more: https://bit.ly/48HxImo

12/03/2025

Well deserved congratulations!
Tauana has always been an enthusiastic  supporter the cancer program and has always been wonderful to work with ❤️

YWCA Columbus is celebrating six Women of Achievement who embody its mission. Learn more about the 2026 class here.

11/21/2025

“Getting this yearly scan can help catch lung cancer in its early stages, when the five-year survival rate is 60 percent. But almost half of lung cancers are caught in their late stages, when patients have less than a 10 percent chance of surviving.”

These scans are available for ages 50-80 with a significant history of smoking.

If everyone eligible had a lung cancer screening, 62,000 lives would be saved over five years, a new study shows.

11/08/2025

Proud to be part of a team of hard-working and caring medical professionals who put the patient first, always. 

We’re proud to share that Mount Carmel Health’s Cancer Program has once again earned renewed accreditations from the Commission on Cancer (CoC) and the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC)—two leading quality programs of the American College of Surgeons.

These honors reflect more than clinical excellence—they represent the compassion and commitment of our team, who bring humanity to healing every day.

11/05/2025

For today, I’m doing a “what the doctor does” summary 🙋‍♀️
Over the past year, I have been interested in the potential benefits of creatine on brain health in women, for mood disorders, cognitive function, Alzheimer’s risk reduction, and of course, the more traditionally known maintenance of muscle strength in perimenopausal and menopausal women.

Here is the meta-analysis illustrated the potential beneficial brain effects, 16 studies and nearly 500 women. More research is definitely warranted, but it’s enough for me to supplement daily.

Current evidence suggests that creatine monohydrate supplementation may confer beneficial effects on cognitive function in adults, particularly in the domains of memory, attention time, and information processing speed. Larger robust clinical trials are warranted to further validate these findings.....

10/29/2025

I just love when I read interesting things that can help patients that have essentially no risk. And are cost-effective!
Tightly fitting surgical gloves, placed on the hands during taxol based chemo to potentially lower the risk of neuropathy? Sign me up💕

New data spotlight strategies to prevent taxane neuropathy, manage hot flashes, assess cold caps with ADCs, and clarify breastfeeding safety — advancing quality of life for breast cancer patients.

10/29/2025

What a great event!

10/25/2025

Genetic testing of breast cancer over the past 10-15 years has substantially changed the landscape of treatment.
Multiple different tests are available, and are used for different reasons. From predicting the benefit of radiation for DCIS, to deciding if a patient is going to benefit from chemotherapy, to seeing benefit from prolonged endocrine therapy, tumor genetic testing is helpful for many curable stage breast cancer patients.
For metastatic patients, genetic testing is useful in precisely identifying mutations that could be used to target the second and third line therapies. 

One size fits all is a philosophy of the past in oncology. The future is personalisation -a case where each tumor has its own genetic story. A Turning Point in Oncology Breast cancer treatment has had a linear and standardised method of treatment over decades: surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and h...

10/22/2025

This is a fascinating finding!

People with advanced lung or skin cancer who were taking certain immunotherapy drugs lived substantially longer if they also got a Pfizer or Moderna shot within 100 days of starting treatment, according to preliminary research being reported Wednesday in the journal Nature.