October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It is a cause that is close to my heart because I work with a couple of general surgeons who treat patients who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. Every other week, I sit in a room full of surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, pathologists, radiologists, and plastic surgeons, where each case of newly diagnosed breast cancer is discussed, and where mammograms, breast ultrasounds, breast MRIs, and biopsy results are discussed in detail. Some of those patients discussed in that Breast Conference are my patients. Well, not technically my patients, but I do work closely with […]
Pink is the New Black
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Photo Source: Etsy via Pinterest I work with a general surgeon who sees a lot of patients every day. Some have simple issues like a gallbladder problem or a hernia, but he also specializes in treating patients who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. If you really think about it, you know at least one person in your life that has been affected by breast cancer. For me, it was my grandmother, Dorothy Lashlee (she passed away in April 2014), my aunt Barbara Howard (she passed away in January 2013), and my aunt […]