Sylvia D. Campbell MD PA

03/03/2023

Thinking of our Haitian family….
Praying for our Haitian family….

10/25/2021

DID YOU KNOW
MYTH: Breast cancer only happens to middle-aged and older women.
FACT: "Younger women can and do get breast cancer, as do men.
It is true that being female and growing older are the main risk factors for developing breast cancer. In 2017, about 4% of invasive breast cancers were diagnosed in women under age 40, while about 23% were diagnosed in women in their 50s and 27% in women ages 60 to 69.6 While 4% might sound small, it isn’t zero: This percentage means that one in every 25 invasive breast cancer cases occurred in women under 40."
Breastcancer.org

10/21/2021

DID YOU KNOW
Mammograms are low-dose x-rays of the breast. Regular mammograms can help find breast cancer at an early stage, when treatment is most successful. A mammogram can often find breast changes that could be cancer years before physical symptoms develop. Results from many decades of research clearly show that women who have regular mammograms are more likely to have breast cancer found early, are less likely to need aggressive treatment like surgery to remove the breast (mastectomy) and chemotherapy, and are more likely to be cured.

10/18/2021

DID YOU KNOW
Paget disease of the breast starts in the breast ducts and spreads to the skin of the ni**le and then to the ar**la (the dark circle around the ni**le). It is rare, accounting for only about 1-3% of all cases of breast cancer.

10/17/2021

DID YOU KNOW
Invasive (or infiltrating) breast cancer has spread into surrounding breast tissue. The most common types are invasive ductal carcinoma and invasive lobular carcinoma. Invasive ductal carcinoma makes up about 70-80% of all breast cancers.

10/15/2021

DID YOU KNOW
The type of breast cancer is determined by the specific cells in the breast that are affected. Most breast cancers are carcinomas, which are tumors that start in the epithelial cells that line organs and tissues throughout the body. When carcinomas form in the breast, they are usually a more specific type called adenocarcinoma, which starts in cells in the ducts (the milk ducts) or the lobules (milk-producing glands).

10/14/2021

DID YOU KNOW
As of 2019, there were an estimated 3.8 million individuals living with a history of breast cancer in the United States. (DeSantis et al., 2019)

10/13/2021

DID YOU KNOW
Despite a similar incidence, mortality from breast cancer among black women is 40% higher compared with white women. (ACS, 2021)

10/12/2021

DID YOU KNOW

Older women are much more likely to get invasive breast cancer than younger women. From 2012-2016, the median age of a breast cancer diagnosis was 62 years of age. (ACS, 2021)

10/11/2021

DID YOU KNOW
About 85% of breast cancers occur in women who have no family history of breast cancer. These occur due to genetic mutations that happen as a result of the aging process and life in general, rather than inherited mutations.

10/08/2021