Eleonora Teplinsky, MD

02/22/2026

New Substack is here all on Breast Cancer Index, a tool that we can use to guide duration of endocrine therapy beyond 5 years in HR+ breast cancer. In this Substack, I go into:
🔸 What BCI is?
🔸 How and when it is tested
🔸 What BCI tells us
🔸 What ASCO and NCCN guidelines recommend
🔸 Use of BCI in HER2+ and premenopausal BC
…and more!

You can find the Substack at https://open.substack.com/pub/drteplinsky/p/breast-cancer-index-bci-should-you?r=645vr&utm_medium=ios.

02/21/2026

Go ahead and tell everybody….

I get these questions daily:

💯 can use soy, flaxseed, creatine, vaginal hormones and GLP-1 meds if you’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer…

*Always check with your doctor before using any supplements. (this is not medical advice).

For all the details on creatine (where data on cancer are limited), I have a whole post on Substack -drteplinsky.substack.com.

What else would you put on the list or have questions on?

02/20/2026

New ✨ Interlude Podcast episode is here with Cynthia Jordan! Cynthia is a breast cancer survivor, global advocate, and the Founder of - a medically vetted digital platform created to help people better understand breast health, early detection, diagnosis, treatment options, and life after cancer.

When Cynthia was diagnosed with breast cancer, she found herself searching for clear,
trustworthy information—and for something she couldn’t quite find: a place that felt human, supportive, and easy to understand during one of the most overwhelming moments of her life. Learn Look Locate is the resource she wishes had existed when she was diagnosed. It was built to be a soft-landing place—where education meets empathy, and no one feels alone in the process.

Today, Cynthia collaborates closely with 24 leading medical advisors (I am proud to be one of them!) across breast surgery, oncology, radiology, genetics, pathology, and survivorship. Together, they bridge the gap between medicine and real life, offering trusted guidance that supports individuals at every stage—from awareness and prevention to diagnosis, treatment, and beyond.

Cynthia shares her story, how Learn Look Locate was created, we discuss current gaps in cancer screening and care and more!

I hope this episode will help you to be a stronger advocate and I recommend checking out Learn Look Locate for incredible breast cancer support and education. You can find this episode anywhere you listen 🎧 to podcasts or on my website drteplinsky.com.

02/20/2026

189. Cynthia Jordan (Breast Cancer Survivor and Founder of Learn Look Locate)

On today's episode, I am speaking with Cynthia Jordan. Cynthia is a breast cancer survivor, global advocate, and the Founder of Learn Look Locate, a medically vetted digital platform created to help people better understand breast health, early detection, diagnosis, treatment options, and life after cancer. When Cynthia was diagnosed with breast cancer, she found herself searching for clear, trustworthy information—and for something she couldn’t quite find: a place that felt human, supportive, and easy to understand during one of the most overwhelming moments of her life....

On today’s episode, I am speaking with Cynthia Jordan. Cynthia is a breast cancer survivor, global advocate, and the Founder of Learn Look Locate, a medically vetted digital platform created …

02/20/2026

Let’s talk about multi cancer early detection (MCED) tests (like Galleri, ExactGuard and others). Can a blood test detect cancer? (If you listen to nothing else: these tests do NOT replace regular cancer screening!)

Not quite but they can pick up a signal that might lead to a cancer diagnosis…but there are currently challenges and limitations with these tests. They’re not routinely being utilized now but might be in the future. Let’s break down these tests! Have you had an MCED test? Would you consider it?

02/18/2026

Beyond thrilled to share my book (!!!) Beyond The Pink: Navigating Life, Health and Breast Cancer is available for pre-order!! It will be released by on September 29, 2026.

This book is for anyone affected by breast cancer in any way: whether you have been newly diagnosed, are a survivor, living with breast cancer, are a previvor, or are a family member or friend wanting to learn more.

You’ll find everything from information on screening, biopsies, diagnosis and making your treatment plan to information on lifestyle, equity in care, fertility, menopause, genetics, clinical trials, navigating relationships, mental health, sexual health, and so much more. My greatest hope is that helps people thrive.

It has been such an honor for me to have the opportunity to write this book and truly a dream come true and I cannot wait to share it all with you!!

Pre-orders are HUGE as they signify that this book and this topic matters and I would be so grateful if you can pre-order (anywhere books are sold): https://www.gcp-balance.com/titles/dr-eleonora-teplinsky-m-d/beyond-the-pink/9781538777145/

Thank you all for your immense support so far in this process!!

02/15/2026

Post run chat talking about the screening of The Pink Pill: all about flibanserin and women’s sexual health in general. So fascinating!!! Flibanserin is approved for hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD).

From the American Sexual Health Association: HSDD is defined as the absence of sexual fantasies and thoughts, and/or desire for or receptivity to, sexual activity that causes the personal distress or difficulties in her relationship.

Flibanserin was repeatedly denied by the FDA — one of the reasons was that it can cause sleepiness and they thought it would make women too tired to drive their kids to school! 😮

The Pink Pill will be streamed on Paramount on International Women’s Day (3/8!). Highly recommend!

02/15/2026

Let’s talk about genitourinary syndrome of menopause & body image and cancer. At in Long Beach, CA and what a wonderful meeting!

02/14/2026

Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Some breast cancer treatments
Affect bone strength too.

New Substack today all about bone modifying medications (bisphosphonates like Zometa and denosumab (Prolia and Xgeva) and breast cancer 🦴💕

You can find the article at: https://open.substack.com/pub/drteplinsky/p/the-role-of-bone-modifying-agents?r=645vr&utm_medium=ios

Let me know all your questions and whether or not you have been on these medications!

Happy Valentine’s Day🩷!

02/13/2026

Getting so many messages about people being told their symptoms can’t possibly be cancer because they are too young. Unfortunately, no one is “too young for cancer” and cancer is on the rise in adults

02/12/2026

James Van Der Beek has passed away from colorectal cancer at the age of 48. My thoughts go out to his family. I want to answer some questions about colon cancer:
1) When to start screening and with which test?
2) What are potential colon cancer symptoms? (Often there aren’t any!)
3) How do you know if you are at higher risk and need to start earlier screening?

Colon cancer screening saves lives.

Let me know your questions.