by Michael Chin | Jun 13, 2017 | Health, Medical, Plastic Surgery
Plastic surgery can be a wonderful way to take a few years off your appearance or improve a certain part of your body if you have the money for it, and with modern medical advancements, it really is quite safe. However, that doesn’t mean it’s for everyone. If you are...
by Michael Chin | Jun 13, 2017 | Health, Medical, Plastic Surgery
Today, plastic surgery is typically associated with a luxury reserved for the rich and famous who want to improve their facial features or body image, even though that is so often not the case. Many people receive cosmetic procedures as reconstructive treatments...
by Michael Chin | Jun 5, 2017 | Health, Medical, Plastic Surgery
Hacking incidents directed at medical facilities for cyber terror and blackmailing purposes have increased recently, the most notable being the WannaCry attacks that hit British hospitals this May. Less familiar but also concerning are the attacks that hit the clinic...
by Michael Chin | May 19, 2017 | Medical, Radiation Oncology, Radiation Therapy
When a cancer patient receives the news that their cancer is in remission, it is joyous, celebratory news. However, being in remission is not the same thing as the cancer being gone, because there is always the chance, however slim, that the cancer could return. Until...
by Michael Chin | Apr 18, 2017 | Medical, Radiation Oncology, Radiation Therapy
Chemotherapy is the leading cancer treatment, with about 650,000 cancer patients receiving chemotherapy treatment each year in the United States. Unfortunately, despite its life-saving potential, chemotherapy comes with some nasty side effects- most commonly nausea,...
by Michael Chin | Mar 20, 2017 | Health, Medical
Every time a new drug comes out claiming to be the next cure for cancer, it’s best to take the news with a grain of salt. The truth is, we have not arrived at a panacea for cancer and we are probably still a long way off. According to the National Cancer Institute,...
by Michael Chin | Feb 10, 2017 | Medical, Radiation Oncology
There are few things more terrifying for a woman than a breast cancer scare. A suspicious or “false positive” mammogram signaling to a woman that there’s a chance she could have a malignant tumor is traumatic enough that many studies have found that women follow their...
by Michael Chin | Dec 27, 2016 | Health, Medical, Radiation Oncology, Radiation Therapy
In the United States, about 1 in 8 women will develop invasive breast cancer in her lifetime. That means that if you’re a woman living in the U.S., there is a 12% chance you’ll contract this devastating disease. As startling as this statistic is, it’s the truth. While...
by Michael Chin | Nov 21, 2016 | Medical, Plastic Surgery
As I wrote about in my most recent blog post, “Six Celebrities Who’ve Admitted to Having Plastic Surgery…And A re Not Ashamed of It!”, some celebrities have opened up about having cosmetic procedures, but there are many more who haven’t. Celebrities are always...
by Michael Chin | Jun 30, 2016 | Medical, Plastic Surgery
In a blog post yesterday at michaelchinworcester.wordpress.com, I write that Yahoo Beauty reports more ladies are having plastic surgery to support their positive self-image. From lip expansion a la Kylie Jenner to infusions to fill wrinkles, an overview by Allergan,...
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