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October 29, 2009

UCSF Breast Cancer Media Coverage






 

Rethinking Breast Cancer Screening


Print/Online:

11/18/2009
U.S. News & World Report
Mammography: What to Do Now?

11/18/2009
San Francisco Chronicle
Anger, shock at new U.S. mammogram guidelines

11/18/2009
HealthDay.com
Mammography: What to Do Now?

11/17/2009
New York Times
Panel Urges Mammograms at 50, Not 40

11/17/2009
Bloomberg.com
Mammograms Should Start for Women at Age 50, Not 40

11/17/2009
Forbes.com
Too Many Mammograms

11/16/2009
San Jose Mercury News
Skip mammograms in 40s, start at 50

11/15/2009
Daily Freeman
Mixed messages on cancer

11/06/2009
San Francisco Chronicle
OPEN FORUM: On prostate cancer screening

11/06/2009
Time.com
Cancer screening smackdown continues: Pap smears and colonoscopies take a hit

11/03/2009
New York Times - Page D1
Quandary With Mammograms: Get a Screening, or Just Skip It?

10/23/2009
Time.com
Rethinking the benefits of breast and prostate cancer screening

10/22/2009
New York Times – Page A26
Benefits and risks of cancer screening are not always clear, experts say

10/21/2009
New York Times – Front Page story
Cancer group has concerns on screening

10/21/2009
San Jose Mercury News – Front Page story
Cancer screens under review

10/21/2009
Journal of American Medicine – Lead Author Laura Esserman, MD, MBA
Rethinking Screening for Breast Cancer and Prostate Cancer

10/22/2009
San Francisco Examiner
Researchers urge redo on breast cancer screening

10/16/2009
Chicago Tribune
Breast Cancer Heros – Laura Esserman

10/21/2009
Newsweek
Sharon Begley - It May Not Save Your Life

10/21/2009
ThirdAge Magazine
The Positive and Negative Results of Cancer Screenings

10/23/2009
Medscape –WebMD
“Rethink” of Cancer Screening Triggers Comments and Controversy

10/23/2009
MDConsult.com
Cancer screening critique causes media firestorm

10/20/2009
More Magazine
Do Mammograms Work?

07/11/2009
FoodConsumer.org
More Cancer Screening Controversy


Television:

10/22/2009
KPIX
Video: Debate over benefits of cancer screening

10/21/2009
NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Video 
Transcript

10/21/2009
MSNBC
Advantages to cancer screening ‘exaggerated’  
(reprint of NYTimes to accompany Robert Bazell’s piece w/ no mention: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/33422007#33422007)

10/20/2009
KNTV
Breast cancer battle – Laura Esserman Interview
No Link – Clip available through UCSF News Office

 
Radio:

11/18/2009
NPR - Talk of the Nation
Understanding The New Mammogram Guidelines

11/16/2009
NPR - All Things Considered
Doctor Backs New Breast Cancer Guidelines

10/22/2009
KQED Forum – Michael Krasny
Early Cancer Screening
Audio

10/21/2009
Patt Morrison, Southern California Public Radio (90.3 KPCV)
Laura Esserman – JAMA Study begins at 1hr:2mins:18seconds of mp3

10/20/2009
KGO AM
Laura Esserman Interview



BreastCancerTrials.org



Print/Online

11/11/2009
Ad Hoc News
October - Safeway Raises $18.2 Million for Breast Cancer Research

10/29/2009
Caring.com
Cancer Heroes and Heroines

10/25/2009
MSNBC.com
Breast cancer site finds life-saving matches
NBCBayArea.com coverage

10/27/2009
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Here’s how you can participate in breast cancer research: today’s Health Tip

10/26/2009
Everydayhealth.com
Connecting Women to Breast Cancer Trials

10/26/2009
Pure Vida blog
BreastCancerTrials.org makes MSNBC news

10/22/2009
Indianapolis Star
Check out some clinical trials

10/22/2009
San Francisco Examiner
Researchers urge redo on breast cancer screening

10/19/2009
Mercury News
Web site helps match breast cancer patients to clinical trials

10/19/2009
Contra Costa Times
Web site helps match breast cancer patients to clinical trials

10/19/2009
Marin Independent Journal
Web site helps match breast cancer patients to clinical trials

10/22/2009
Essence.com
Pink Power Products: Breast Cancer Awareness Goodie Guide

10/13/2009
San Francisco Examiner
Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day

10/16/2009
NurseZone.com
The Breast Cancer Fight: How Far We’ve Come

10/12/2009
Advance for Imaging & Radiation Oncology
Breast Cancer Trials Site Expands Offerings

10/09/2009
Los Angeles Times
Breast cancer patients need research, and research needs patients

10/05/2009
Lifescript.com
Which Breast Test Is Best for You?

10/01/2009
Oncology Business Review
No link available


Television:

11/16/2009
WMBF NBC 10 - Myrtle Beach
http://www.wmbfnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=11514418

11/16/2009
KOB NBC 4 - Albuquerque
Website helps cancer patients select treatment

10/22/2009
KNTV NBC Ch 2 San Jose
Breast Cancer Site Finds Life-Saving Matches

10/20/2009
Martha Stewart Show
Coping with cancer (BCT mention)
Story
Video

10/19/2009
KGO-TV ABC Ch 7 San Francisco
Beyond the Headlines: Breast Cancer Awareness


Radio:

10/08/2009
WCBS-AM New York
Matching Breast Cancer Patients with Trials



I-SPY Trial



Print:

08/02/2009
New York Times
Lack of Study Volunteers Hobbles Cancer Fight



 

DCIS



Print/Online:

10/22/2009
U.S. News & World Report
The Confusion Over DCIS: What to Do About ‘Stage Zero’ Breast Cancer?

 
Television:

10/29/2009
KPIX CBS Ch 5 San Francisco
Rethinking a type of breast tumor

 

Decision Services



Print/Online:

08/04/2009
Wall Street Journal
Weighty Choices, in Patients’ Hands

10/01/2009
San Francisco Examiner
Advertisement - What Should You Know About Breast Cancer? - Clip Available Through UCSF News Office

 
Radio:

08/28/2009
KQED Forum with Michael Krasny
Making Decisions about Medical Care



ATHENA Breast Health Network



Print/Online:

11/13/2009
Informationweek.com
Cancer Institute Network Aims To Personalize Cancer Treatments

10/01/2009
The Daily Californian
UC Schools Collaborate On Cancer Research

09/30/2009
Orange County Register
UCI joins breast cancer group

09/30/2009
Sacramento Bee
UCs launching major long-term breast cancer study

09/30/2009
Los Angeles Daily News
Sisters learn to survive

09/30/2009
San Diego Union-Tribune
UCSD joins landmark study of breast cancer - No Link Available

09/29/2009
Daily Pilot (Newport Beach and Costa Mesa, CA)
UCs to team up for breast cancer study

09/28/2009
San Francisco Business Times
UCSF, other UC med centers, get $10.1M to revamp breast cancer study/care

07/20/2009
San Franicsco Chronicle
Doctor tries to personalize cancer treatment

 
Television:

10/09/2009
KNBC
UC Launches New Breast Cancer Program



General Breast Cancer Coverage



Print/Online:

11/09/2009
MedicalNewsToday.com
Rates In Risk Factor For Breast Cancer, Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia, Fell In Line With Hormone Therapy Decline, US Study

09/14/2009
Bloomberg News
Breast Cancer Gene Testing for Roche’s Herceptin Often Lacking

 
Television:

01/26/2009
KGO-TV—A View From the Bay
Breast cancer myths and facts