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Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Influencer Bridget Bahl shares update on breast cancer battle following lumpectomy procedure
Fashion influencer Bridget Bahl has shared a new update on her ongoing battle with breast cancer. The social media star, 41, was diagnosed with the disease not long after marrying Texas-based plastic surgeon Dr. Michael Chiodo in a lavish New York City wedding. This week, she went into hospital for a lumpectomy, which she plans to follow up with radiation, immunotherapy and 'potentially more chemo'. Her husband Michael shared an update on Bridget's health shortly after the surgery. 'Surgery went well, it was smooth and routine,' he wrote on her Instagram page. 'Bridget has no pain in her breast whatsoever. They did remove 4 lymph nodes and that is a sensitive area so it's perfectly normal to feel pain in that area. It's exactly what our surgeon told us to anticipate,' he continued. Bridget then followed up with a post of her own where she thanked both Michael and God for helping her on her cancer journey. 'I love you so much. And you're getting pretty good at doing my makeup. I am so beyond blessed to have our wonderful husband and a wonderful community,' she wrote. 'I feel so overwhelmed thinking about how hard this would all be without him and without you. Prayers up for clean margins! I do need to declare that I believe I am healed in Jesus' name!!! God is here with me. He will make beauty from ashes.' She also urged her million followers to do their breast exams so that they wouldn't end up in hospital like her. Bridget was in the midst of fertility treatment last year when she received the devastating news about her breast cancer. She said she was 'maybe one or two days' into fertility treatment, and had a routine sonogram and blood work with her doctor, when she told him she felt something in her breast. 'And he said, "We're stopping right now, you have to... go in for imaging,' she recounted through tears in a video shared last year. The doctor called back just one day later 'and unfortunately confirmed that I do have breast cancer and that it has spread to a lymph node.' Bridget went on to have chemotherapy, surgery and radiation to treat the cancer. She explained that she decided to share the news of her diagnosis with her followers because it 'feels like way too huge of an opportunity to not share,' noting that Instagram comprises 90 percent women. 'I know that by sharing this I will help someone else catch it sooner, and that is reason enough for me,' Bahl added in the caption to her video. The average risk of a woman in the US developing breast cancer is about 13 percent, meaning that one in every eight women will develop breast cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. But in recent years, incidence rates have increased by 0.6 percent - though the rise in incidence rates in women under the age of 50 is steeper at 1 percent. Breast cancer is now the second leading cause of cancer death in women, only surpassed by lung cancer. The chances that any woman will die from breast cancer is currently about 1 in 40. Fashion influencer Bridget boasts over a million followers on social media. She is known for her popular clothing brand The Bar and is also big on affiliate shopping sites like LTK.
Yahoo
23-07-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
UPDATE -- HT Vet Survey Reveals HT Vista's Ability to Increase Revenue for Veterinary Clinics
Clinics using the device empower their clinicians with precise cancer risk scoring, driving better outcomes and clinic efficiency HILLSIDE, N.J., July 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HT Vet, the veterinary health technology company behind HT Vista, the only non-invasive, first-line cancer detection tool for dogs, today announced survey results showing that veterinary practices using the device experienced a 40% increase in mass removal surgeries. The data, collected from ten veterinary practices across the US, UK, and Israel, tracked the number of lumpectomies performed three to six months before and after the introduction of HT Vista. Despite consistent caseloads, all clinics reported an increase in mass removals and biopsies following the device's adoption. Some clinics reported increases as high as 200%, without any corresponding rise in the number of dogs needing lump investigations. This increase in lumpectomies is directly correlated with increased revenue for these clinics. 'I use HT Vista to tell me what to do next,' said Dr. Ohad Barnea, Clinical Director and Co-owner, Tenafly Veterinary Center. 'If I get a high cancer risk result, I recommend diagnostics or removal more urgently, and I will aspirate to check what it is. This helps determine the [surgical] margins I'll need. If it's a low cancer risk result, we might do a minor surgical removal with local anesthesia, preventing benign tumors from becoming problematic. HT Vista provides critical guidance for the next steps, and the clients love the clarity and assurance it gives them.' Outside of the group studied, most clinics reported achieving a positive ROI within four to six months after adopting HT Vista. This is largely due to HT Vista's ability to provide clinicians with a Cancer Risk Score featuring 90% sensitivity and 98% negative predictive value, along with a diagnostic alert when cancer detection specificity exceeds 90%. A 40-second scan with HT Vista's heat diffusion imaging flags masses that require further investigation, eliminating the uncertainty of the 'wait and see' approach. As a result, more dogs receive the diagnostic and surgical care they need. Veterinarians can discuss treatment options with greater confidence, making faster and more informed decisions. 'These results confirm what we've long believed, that giving veterinary teams access to fast, non-invasive cancer screening leads to more confident decision-making and better use of clinic resources,' said Shani Toledano, CEO of HT Vet. 'HT Vista isn't just helping detect potential cancers earlier, it shortens the time between detection and treatment, improving outcomes for dogs, providing peace of mind for their owners, and empowering clinicians to deliver greater value to both patients and the clinic's bottom line.' HT Vet aims to bring HT Vista into every veterinary clinic worldwide. Earlier this year, the company partnered with Patterson Veterinary, one of North America's largest veterinary product distributors, to increase accessibility of HT Vista across the U.S. This partnership, combined with ongoing strategic initiatives, expands access so more veterinary practices worldwide can benefit from HT Vista's proven ability to improve patient outcomes and increase returns. To see detailed survey results, click here. About HT Vet HT Vet is an Israeli-based company aiming to increase early detection of dermal and subcutaneous cancer in dogs. Its revolutionary, patented medical imaging technology, Heat Diffusion Imaging, was developed by a team of experts in the fields of AI, signal analysis, and computer vision, together with top researchers in heat transfer and thermodynamics, oncologists, and radiologists. For more information about the HT Vista device or to schedule a demonstration, please visit HT Vet's website. Media Contact Shahni Ben-HaimSBH Media Relationsshahni@ A photo accompanying this announcement is available at
Malay Mail
14-05-2025
- Health
- Malay Mail
Cancer Diaries: Today I'm getting cut open
MAY 14 — As you're reading this I will be at the hospital for my lumpectomy and probably being discharged the same day. The last week had been stressful as I was trying to get the house clean, make checklists, run errands and get everything in order for my three weeks off for recuperation. One of my sisters scoffed at me: 'Just leave your house as-is. Have you seen my house?' In that spirit I have decided that apart from my stash of soups and cup noodles, I will just give up on trying to cook the first week. My body still feels as though it is slowly turning into stone but mentally, I can't seem to persuade myself to go out for walks. After various encounters with stalkers and other weird men, and no longer feeling safe without my now-departed dog, going out in my neighbourhood feels like a fraught exercise — not to mention my legs being so unsteady. Instead, I've just been doing dance workouts in my bedroom (thanks YouTube) though I can only manage up to five minutes before I'm too exhausted to manage more than a cooldown routine after. As you're reading this I will be at the hospital for my lumpectomy and probably being discharged the same day. — Picture from Post-surgery, I already have a printed list of rehab exercises to do, but I will still have to find time for actual walks. Maybe I will motivate myself by walking to Dou Dou Bake as a croissant seems like a good distraction from my likely agoraphobia. There's no point in worrying about the surgery because, like everything else, all that's required of me is to just show up and avoid dodgy supplements. All I can hope for is for the surgery to proceed smoothly, that I do not have any lingering active cancer (that would mean more chemotherapy), my wounds close up quickly and that the three weeks is enough rest. I'm hoping that I get discharged the same day as it will mean my surgery was relatively minor without complications. My lumpectomy (also known as a partial lumpectomy or breast conserving surgery) is a fairly routine procedure where they will remove what is left of my tumour. I expect a few lymph nodes to also be removed in the process and I'm hoping to avoid drains but that won't be up to me. Thank you for coming on this journey with me and I will see you on the flip side. * This is the personal opinion of the columnist.
