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Welcome to Staying Abreast. Our physician, Dr. Rossmann, specializes in breast cancer radiology and providing unbiased second opinions to patients all across the globe. We provide individual, personalized treatment with a process that is fast, simple and easy to use. Breast cancer tests can be stressful, and even frightening, and having a second opinion on your radiology scans can give you peace of mind and, potentially, save your life. As one of the world’s foremost female radiologists, Dr. Rossman understands you and genuinely desires to help you get the best information and medical advice possible.

Please browse our site to learn more about what we do, why we do it, and who Dr. Rossman is. You can also find resources for general breast cancer questions, support networks, and organizations that can help you in this difficult time.

In The News

• :: HHS States Support for Younger Mammo Screening

  » posted on November 22, 2009

  The U.S. government’s screening mammography policies will remain unchanged, despite new recommendations announced this week by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) to start screening at age 50 rather than 40.

  Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on November 18 reaffirmed the agency’s backing for the younger screening age. She was responding to a controversy that erupted on November 17, when the USPTSF announced in an article in the Annals of Internal Medicine that it had changed its guidelines to advise that women not begin screening until the age of 50 and, at that age, undergo the test every other year rather than annually.

  Medicare currently pays for screening mammograms once every 12 months, beginning at age 40.

  » Read the rest at Aunt Minnie (registration required)

• :: Reaction to New Breast Screening Recommendations

  » posted on November 16, 2009

  It’s likely that, by now, you’ve heard of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s new recommendations for breast screening guidelines. This new report includes several radical departures from standard clinical practices, including:

  • Screening mammography should not be done routinely for all women age 40-49 years.
  • Women aged 50-74 years should have mammography every two years.
  • There is not enough evidence to recommend for or against screening mammography after age 74 years.

  Here at Staying Abreast we strongly disagree with task force’s conclusions. Along with the Society of Breast Imaging and the American College of Radiology, the American Cancer Society, and many other respected professional organizations, will voice strong opposition to the changes proposed in the articles.

  We sincerely believe that adopting these guidelines would result in a major step backward in women’s healthcare and increased deaths from breast cancer.

• :: The Rules of Cancer

  » posted on November 12, 2009

  The New York Times has an excellent article up this week that lists the “11 rules for cancer patients.” Written by Kathryn Gurland, the list includes a wealth of information to help those newly diagnosed with breast and other forms of cancer. What’s more, the first two (and the most important!) points in the list are directly relevant to what we do here at Staying Abreast:

  1. A cancer diagnosis is not an emergency.
  2. Make sure your doctor and others involved in your care get to know the person behind the diagnosis.

  It is vitally important to get additional screening and second opinions from trusted, non-biased sources like Staying Abreast. Dr. Rossman specializes in personalized care that makes sure patients come first and is invaluable in the early stages of cancer diagnosis.

  You can read all 11 of the items on Ms. Gurland’s list here: A Survivor’s Compass.