Wendy Woodward, MD, PhD

Meeting invite for inflammatory breast cancer champions at SABCS Wednesday 12/10 8:30 room 303B

IBC meeting opportunity @sabcs.bsky.social Wednesday 8:30 am- Room 303B - clinical teams, advocates interested in community IBC care please come engage in a discussion on improving consistent care everywhere! #thinkibc #cansky

What do many of these research areas listed below have in common? They’re more likely to occur in those who are uninsured, lower on the socioeconomic and social ladder, and, thus, among minority groups.

U.S. Cancer Registries to Classify Only 'Males' or 'Females' Due to Trump Policies Change will make it harder to understand cancer diagnoses and trends in transgender people

Trans and non-binary individuals will no longer be listed in cancer registries--even as they use tobacco products at higher rates and are screened at lower rates.

#Medsky #LGBTQ #Oncosky #cancer #science #publichealth #epidemiology

Here we go. Its ALL #NIHGrant applications. Dec 8 is the new deadline. And a one page prelim data update will be accepted for all May Council submissions. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

I actually think some incremental research is crucial to effective execution. A research big bang doesn’t achieve a massive impact for patients w/o many,many incremental advances to understand the scope, limitations and nuances. Sweeping generalizations are not overly useful in research impact.

“If your doctor first treats the symptoms as an infection and they don’t improve within a week, ask for more tests, such as imaging or a biopsy, to find the cause. If redness or swelling continues, especially if you’re not breastfeeding, ask for a follow-up visit right away.”

New Data Show Lobular Breast Cancer Cases Are on the Rise - National Breast Cancer Coalition In the US, cases of invasive lobular breast cancer are rising faster than other breast cancers, a new American Cancer Society report finds.

Read how understanding and tracking recent changing trends for lobular breast cancer are important—not only to improve care for those affected by it, but also to advance NBCC’s overarching mission to end all breast cancer. https://nbcc.info/4qmyBbS

Very cool post, thanks for finding our initial paper on this issue interesting. Turns out we had another one just out, where we extend the idea of critical ignoring and relate it to the detrimental consequences of information overload: doi.org/10.1016/j.co... 1/n

Honored to be a presenter at IBC Community Connect Conference - it’s wonderful to be in the presence of so many brilliant, dedicated people. #IBCCC2025 Thank you @ibcradiation.bsky.social for bringing everyone together.

Guideline concordant care rates in IBC dropping over time

Conference attendees at IBCCC

Such wonderful networking and brainstorming today at the IBC Connect and Community - we will create an email distribution to connect clinician and community teams, interested in projects and ideas to improve adherence to guidelines for IBC- Please DM if you would like to join the list! #cansky

Base-pair resolution Micro Capture-C ultra to map chromatin contacts between individual motifs within cis-regulatory elements and reveal a unified model of biophysically mediated enhancer-promoter communication @cellcellpress.bsky.social
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

You are amazing! Thanks for organizing and leading such great discussion!

Research team discussing experiments in a lab.

Researcher looks at confocal microscope images in a lab.

Green cancer cells in a breast cancer matrix.

Fun lab field trip today from @mdanderson.bsky.social to @utaustin.bsky.social with @debeblab.bsky.social to see collaborators from the Maynard and Rylander labs🙌🎉🩷 So great to meet in person and discuss science to impact IBC! #oncsky #cansky

For children and teens, heart and blood vessel complications of Covid overshadow the very rare and short-term risk of vaccinations, a new report from nearly 14 million kids
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Dismantling of US federal agencies will ‘destroy science’ From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak out about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge and ...

Reporter @virginiagewin.bsky.social interviewed 19 current and former US federal agency scientists about the science being dismantled at EPA, NOAA, NASA, CDC, NIH, & USGS.

They say it's making America unprepared for environmental and public health crises.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

📊 A new #ESTROVBRO study analysed 3700+ papers on #radiotherapy innovations (2012–2022):
🔹Only 1% randomised controlled trials
🔹Mostly observational
🔹Endpoints varied widely
➡️ “One-size-fits-all” evidence doesn’t work, RT needs a tailored approach.
👉 bit.ly/4orbHPp

Thank you to the rad techs & radiation therapists who deliver safe, precise, and compassionate cancer care every day. 💙🩻
#NRTW #RadTechWeek #RadiationTherapy #RadiationOncology

Flyer for Checkmates benefit concert for inflammatory breast cancer research at MDACC. Sunday at Dan Electros in Houston

🎶 Live music for a life-saving cause!
Join The Checkmates Oct 12 at 2p-6p, Dan Electro’s — support IBC Wranglers Boot Walk Team & IBC research at MD Anderson Cancer Center.
🎟️ Tickets: $45.50 👉 tinyurl.com/ys4an856 (tinyurl.com/ys4an856)
#BootWalk #IBCWranglers #EndCa
ncer #HoustonConcerts#EndCancer

Selfie at the Sisters Network Breast Cancer Summit to share info about IBC!

I am super excited to be presenting information about inflammatory breast cancer to the sister’s network breast. Cancer summit for black women today in Houston, Texas! IBC is more common in black women: outcome disparities can be erased w/ prompt diagnosis & guideline driven care!! #thinkibc #bcsm

Dr. Wendy Woodward is not only passionate about patient care, but also physician wellbeing.

At #ASTRO25, she’s shares evidence-based strategies for wellness in radiation oncology. @ibcradiation.bsky.social #EndCancer

Gorgeous weather and views in San Francisco for @astro-org.bsky.social #ASTRO25 Ready to Astro!!!

This is a big advance, folks. We've never had a disease-modifying drug for this devastating inherited disease
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.economist.com/science-and-...

Opportunities Interested in the neuroscience of addiction? We are recruiting at all levels!! Reach out to Dr. Baranger – dbaranger@mcw.edu Postdoctoral fellows/Senior Scientists: Please send an email conta…

Excited to share that I am officially recruiting a postdoc to study the neurobiology of addiction! Looking for someone who would be excited to lead current projects in the lab and develop new directions in related areas.
More info: bearlab.science/opportunities/

CDC reports highest number of pediatric influenza-associated deaths since 2009-10 Pediatric influenza-associated deaths for the 2024-25 season were second-highest recorded since becoming notifiable in 2004.

🚨 ALERT: After the 2nd deadliest pediatric flu season in 20 years with 280 child deaths mostly unvaccinated, next year’s flu could be even worse without urgent action. Is the US ready for another pediatric flu crisis? Vaccines save lives
#MedSky
#FluSeason2025 #VaccinateKids #PublicHealth

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

Truly an amazing breakthrough for one of the cruelest diseases that afflicts humanity.

Here’s hoping the results bear out and can be operationalized at scale.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Rhetorical question?

Identification of lymphatic vessels in skull periosteum but not bone marrow reveals skull channel heterogeneity @jem.org @ccmb.usc.edu
rupress.org/jem/article/...

Delays, uncertainty plague NSF fellowship for graduate students After an unusual award process this year, applicants for next year are waiting for overdue guidelines

One of the premier U.S. graduate fellowships is mired in uncertainty as would-be applicants await overdue details about how to apply for the upcoming year’s awards. https://scim.ag/4nlRhqc

This is a GREAT interview. Definitely worth a listen.

The arts for disease prevention and health promotion: a systematic review - Nature Medicine The arts, according to a systematic synthesis of data from 95 studies (across 26 countries), may support non-communicable disease prevention by providing opportunities for increased physical activity,...

Don't underestimate the effect of the arts—music, dance, visual, gardening, crafts, theater—for promoting health, a systematic review
@naturemedicine.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...