After skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women in the U.S. On the Mayo Clinic Radio program, Dr. Amy Degnim, a Mayo Clinic breast cancer surgeon, discusses screening guidelines and advances in breast cancer surgery.
Will I need Chemotherapy for My Breast Cancer?
This video discusses how tumor receptors, lymph nodes, genomic assays, and breast cancer stage are used to determine if a breast cancer patient will benefit from chemotherapy.
How Herceptin Works: the Mechanism of Action
A video animation that illustrates how Herceptin attaches itself to the HER2 receptors on the surface of breast cancer cells and blocks them from receiving growth signals.