Richard Margolese Explained

Richard Margolese, MD, CM FRCS (C), (born 30 July 1935)[1] is a Canadian scientist and has been a leader of multiple research studies that have changed the standard treatment for early-stage breast cancer.[2] He is a native of Montreal, Canada.

He was a principal investigator and member of the Executive Committee[3] of the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast Project, which, in a series of studies demonstrated the effectiveness of lumpectomy, in combination with radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and/or hormonal therapy, over radical mastectomy as an effective treatment for many breast cancer patients.[4] [5] [6] He is a past President of the National Cancer Institute of Canada, was National Director of the Canadian Cancer Society and was awarded the Order of Canada as one of Canada’s premier oncologists.[7]

Margolese also authored studies which compared the effectiveness of treatment options demonstrating their benefits over previous options.[8]

Education

Margolese attended Westmount High School, in Westmount, Quebec. He then earned an AB at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH. He returned to Montreal to complete his medical degree at the McGill University Faculty of Medicine.

Career

Margolese has been a professor at McGill University where he has held the Herbert Black Chair in Surgical Oncology. and was the original director of the department of Surgical Oncology at McGill University's Jewish General Hospital.[9]

He has contributed to several medical reference books[10] [11] and journals.[12] Early in his career, he authored a low-fat cookbook “A Doctor’s Eat Heart-y Guide for Good Health and Long Life.”[13] [14]

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jewish General Hospital » Dr. Richard Margolese: A warrior in the battle against breast cancer. jgh.ca. 2015-06-23.
  2. Web site: Guideline 3: Mastectomy or lumpectomy? The choice of operation for clinical stages I and II breast cancer [Supplement, CMAJ - Feb. 10, 1998]]. collectionscanada.ca. 2015-06-23.
  3. Web site: McGill Reporter. reporter-archive.mcgill.ca. 2015-06-23.
  4. Five-Year Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Total Mastectomy and Segmental Mastectomy with or without Radiation in the Treatment of Breast Cancer. New England Journal of Medicine. March 14, 1985. 0028-4793. 3883167. 665–673. 312. 11. 10.1056/NEJM198503143121101. Bernard. Fisher. Madeline. Bauer. Richard. Margolese. Roger. Poisson. Yosef. Pilch. Carol. Redmond. Carol K. Redmond. Edwin. Fisher. Norman. Wolmark. Melvin. Deutsch.
  5. Twenty-Year Follow-up of a Randomized Trial Comparing Total Mastectomy, Lumpectomy, and Lumpectomy plus Irradiation for the Treatment of Invasive Breast Cancer. New England Journal of Medicine. October 17, 2002. 0028-4793. 12393820. 1233–1241. 347. 16. 10.1056/NEJMoa022152. Bernard. Fisher. Stewart. Anderson. John. Bryant. Richard G.. Margolese. Melvin. Deutsch. Edwin R.. Fisher. Jong-Hyeon. Jeong. Norman. Wolmark. free.
  6. Web site: Potential Practice Change in Management of DCIS.
  7. Web site: Order of Canada. archive.gg.ca. 2015-06-23.
  8. Web site: Anastrozole May Be 'Preferable Option' to Tamoxifen for Treatment of DCIS ASCO Annual Meeting. am.asco.org. 2015-06-23.
  9. Web site: Top Takeaways from ASCO: Breast Cancer. www.healio.com. 2015-06-23.
  10. Neoplasms of the Breast. 2000. Richard G.. Margolese. Bernard. Fisher. Gabriel N.. Hortobagyi. William D.. Bloomer.
  11. Book: Breast Cancer Collaborative Management. CRC Press. 1988-04-01. 9780873711067.
  12. Web site: Academic.Research.microsoft.com. 20 June 2015. Academic.Research.microsoft.com. Microsoft.
  13. Book: Margolese, Richard G.. A doctor's eat-hearty guide for good health and long life. Parker Pub. Co.. 1974. 9780132163743.
  14. Web site: ISBN 9780132163743 A Doctor's Eat-Hearty Guide for Good Health and Long Life. www.isbnsearch.org. 2015-06-23.
  15. Web site: Research awards - Canadian Cancer Society. www.cancer.ca. 2015-06-23.
  16. Web site: LDI - Margolese, Richard. www.ladydavis.ca. 2015-06-23. Ronald. Swaine.
  17. Web site: News Department of Oncology, McGill University. www.medicine.mcgill.ca. 2015-06-23.

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