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Tufts Medicine’s Dr. Sarah Persing on the benefits oncoplastics, which combines breast cancer treatment with plastic surgery techniques to restore the breast's natural appearance after cancer removal.

Congestive Heart Failure affects more than 6 million Americans and is the leading cause of hospital stays in adults aged 65 and older. Identifying CHF in the early stages can prolong your life. Tufts Medical Center’s Medical Director, Cardiac Transplantation, Indranee N. Rajapreyar, MD walks you through the symptoms of the 4 stages of CHF, as well as treatments and prevention.

Dr. Jill Steinkeler, Medical Director of Breast Imaging at Tufts Medicine Lowell General Hospital, shares what breast density means for your breast health, breast cancer risk and breast cancer detection.

Tufts Medicine’s guide to the cancer screenings you need at every age for people with average risk.

Lowell General Hospital’s Mary Schmitt, Clinical Genetics Nurse Practitioner, explains how genetic testing and precision medicine are changing cancer care.

Tufts Medical Center’s ChiHae Kwan, OD, Director of Optometry Services, tips to keep your eyes safe and healthy on Halloween.

Tufts Medicine’s Anubha Bharthuar, MD, shares what you need to know about chemoprevention—medications that can help reduce the risk of developing breast cancer.

Tufts Medical Center’s Reid R. Sacco AYA Cancer Program provides comprehensive long-term follow up care to patients diagnosed with cancer under the age of 40, while also leading national research on the financial hardship associated with cancer.

Breast cancer survivor Linda Frederick offers Tufts Medicine Lowell General Hospital patients and caregivers healing Reiki and meditation.

When Iwona Bonney, PhD, was diagnosed with breast cancer in April 2022 she took the same deliberative and highly-researched approach to her care that she brings to her work as Clinical Research Coordinator in the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine.

What seemed like a simple decision at the time may have ended up saving Melissa Shirtcliff’s life.

When it came time for her annual mammogram this year, Diane MacLean remembers thinking she might put it off.

DIEP Flap breast reconstruction surgery helps patient reclaim her body after breast cancer.

Tufts Medicine delivers precision medicine theranostic radiation treatment to patients with advanced prostate cancer.

Tufts Medicine’s stroke experts share what you need to know about stroke symptoms, signs, treatment and recovery.

Dallas Reed, MD, Chief of Genetics at Tufts Medicine, discusses hereditary cancer risk, Polygenic Risk Scores and the latest advances coming to the field of genetic cancer screening.

Patients facing a cancer diagnosis often feel in the dark about what happens in the lab after all the blood tests and biopsies. This lack of information can add stress and fear during an already difficult time. That’s why Lija Joseph, MD, Chief of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Tufts Medicine Lowell General Hospital, has worked hard to bring laboratory medicine out of the shadows.

Tufts Medical Center’s neurosurgery team helped Peter regain mobility after a debilitating spinal condition threatened his ability to walk.

A team led by Tufts Medical Center neurosurgeon Dr. Ron Riesenburger, Interim Chair of Neurosurgery, Co-chief of Spinal Surgery and Director of the Spine Center, corrected Peter Bradford severe spinal condition and helped him regain his mobility.

Landmeier brings decades of strategic healthcare marketing, branding, communications and digital innovation experience to the health system

Tufts Medical Center thoracic surgeon, Lana Schumacher, MD shares what you need to know about lung cancer risks, prevention and who should be screened.