Mr Sunil Jassal - Specialist Oncoplastic Breast Cancer and General Surgeon

08/05/2022

20/03/2022

I’m privileged to be part of the webcast series this week. Register via the BCNA website and tune in this Thursday at 7pm. We’ll be available to answer questions too.

15/10/2019

A fantastic GP education seminar was enjoyed by all last night at the Box Hill Golf Club. Melbourne Breast and Endocrine Surgeons, including myself, spoke on our approach to mastalgia and other common breast symptoms, advances in minimally invasive breast surgery, anaplastic large cell lymphoma, and reducing the risk of breast cancer. Radiologist Daniel Lee spoke on contrast enhanced mammography, breast density and risk assessment.

It was great to put so many faces to the names of GPs I’ve worked with over the years.

A special thank you to Mitcham Private for hosting, Imaging Associates, Volpara Solutions and Hologic for sponsoring the event and an EXTRA special thank you to Julie from Pink Hope for sharing her story.

12/08/2019

https://www.suniljassal.com.au/post/breast-implant-associated-cancer

Breast Implant Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ACLC) has been in the news of late, particularly given Allergan’s decision to recall their Biocell

18/06/2019

Two of my (now media darling) patients have helped raise $1.35 MILLION DOLLARS for a great cause!!!!! Well done Pink Bun team!

And still counting! Thank you for the overwhelming for our Pink Bun campaign. We smashed our initial target of $1.2 million, and we are still waiting on tins arriving from some Bakers Delight bakeries. We hope to raise even more funds to allow us to continue providing support to all Australians affected by breast cancer.

16/06/2019

Last week I had the unpleasant task of informing a lady in her 30s she has breast cancer. Sometimes we know before the biopsy a breast lump is cancer. Sometimes

09/06/2019

One in eight Australian women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. Contrary to a common perception, you don’t need a strong or even any famil

06/06/2019

Art imitates life. Life imitates art. 👍🏾

W+K crafts a Women's World Cup spot to rival the men's

04/06/2019

This is an incredibly insightful and useful tool for understanding a very complex area - medical billing of private patients. It’s balanced between specialist and patient concerns. Well done Kate Aubusson and The Age.

Why do we have out-of-pocket costs for specialist services? Who decides what patients pay? What are rock star specialists? What’s an appropriate fee and when are specialists gouging patients?

02/06/2019

I can only agree, agree and agree. Beautifully said Professor Woo.

Two tweets describing deep concern about patients turning to crowdfunding to cover the costs of surgical treatment triggered a storm of abuse.

26/05/2019

If curing breast cancer was all about removing the cancer we can see, treatment would be simple. Unfortunately, we need to treat the cancer we can see AND the p

24/05/2019

The first thought of many, if not most of my patients, when they first receive a breast cancer diagnosis is: HOW AM I GOING TO SURVIVE THIS?

23/10/2016

I have a patient recently diagnosed with breast cancer who has been on HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) for 15-20 years. The questions invariably come: Did HRT...

04/10/2016

Loving the creative ways people are raising the profile of Pinktober during Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

30/09/2016

Maintaining an ideal body weight and active lifestyle is protective against breast cancer and/or breast cancer recurrence. Whilst I'm obviously not at much risk...

25/09/2016

It can't be easy trusting a stranger when your world turns upside-down at the end of a needle biopsy and a diagnosis of cancer. Yet trust is what I ask my patients to do when I lay out the plan to maximise their chances of defeating the enemy within.

21/09/2016

Discovering a lump or unusual change in your breast can be extremely stressful, and worry can be exacerbated by waiting for various assessments and tests. Some ...

17/09/2016

We believe all Australians should have access to information and support when they are diagnosed with breast cancer, which is why we are developing a plan to support people with a disability who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. To do this we need help – if you or someone you know has a disability and has been diagnosed with breast cancer, we want to hear from you. Read more about this project at bit.ly/disabilityconsultation