Galveston County Daily News, Oct. 29, 2008 In this guest column, UTMB Dr. Colleen Silva of the department of surgery and the UTMB Cancer Center, urges women to be vigilant about annual exams and mammograms to detect breast cancer in its early stages. "Various and novel treatments for breast cancer are improving the life expectancy of many patients as well as their quality of life. Yet, our best and most effective weapon in this fight continues to be a patient's early detection and early treatment of the disease." (Link unavailable.)