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Conditions Breast Cancer, Melanoma
Procedures Axillary Node Dissection, Groin Dissection for Melanoma, Nipple Sparing Mastectomy, Sentinel Node Biopsy, Surgical Oncology in Breast
Dr. Yao is an exceptional physician. She has provided superb care for me and has always answered questions and provided me with necessary and valuable information. I am forever grateful for the care she has given to me.
The "fair" grade was okay, too. She really didn't need to spend a long time with me.
very good
Dr Yao is great!
I love *Dr. Yao & have recommended her already to 4 people in last 2 years who had breast cancer. She is tops!!
I credit *Dr. Yao's expertise on removing a tumor that was larger than expected with clean margins, and I expressed that to her at my appointment.
Dr. Katherine Yao is amazing. I was very anxious, frightened about my breast cancer dx. She completely eased my fears and gave me tremendous confidence going forward with treatment.
it was a very pleasant experience.
Cancer free 3 years. I feel blessed.
Dr. Yao inspires confidence. She is responsive to all inquiries and I am grateful for her care.
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Houston Chronicle
With this type of prediction tool, we are able to provide additional breast cancer risk information, which is needed to further the understanding of the...stated Katharine Yao, MD...Chief of Surgical Oncology at NorthShore...
Daily NorthShore
“I’ve brought that up, my struggles with English and writing, with one of my sons, my seventh-grader,” says Dr. Yao, now...Chief of Division of Surgical Oncology...
WGN TV News
Dr. Katharine Yao, Director, Breast Surgical Program at NorthShore...has helped drive the discussion on preventative mastectomies...
Wall Street Journal
Nearly 30% of women under age 45 opted to have both breasts removed in the most recent year, according to the analysis by Dr. Katharine Yao, director of breast surgery at NorthShore University HealthSystem...
U.S. News & World Report - Health
"As far as I know, our study is the first to show that the findings from the [2010 study] have changed clinical practice for breast cancer patients nationwide," lead author Dr. Katharine Yao, director of the Breast Surgical Program at NorthShore University HealthSystem...
Fox News
Even though the risk for cancer of the second breast is much higher for BRCA carriers, it still means there is a 70 to 80 percent chance that they won’t develop breast cancer 10 to 15 years later, said Dr. Katharine Yao...
HealthDay News
Katharine Yao, MD, reports on her new breast cancer study.
Yahoo! Health
Katherine Yao, MD, talks about a breast cancer study findings.
Daily Northwestern
Dr. Charles Brendler, director of the Comprehensive Prostate Cancer Center at NorthShore, said black men are the most at risk because they get treated later, have less access to care and have a much lower quality of care...
Evanston Review
Dr. Katharine Yao is a surgical oncologist with NorthShore Evanston Hospital, and part of Redig’s treatment team, along with oncologist Dr. Teresa Law and nurse Ellen Mosak, who calls Redig “an amazing young woman, an amazing role model.”