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What is a Previvor?
While I treat breast cancer every day, discuss genetic testing and make recommendations regarding preventative surgery, the term “Previvor” was quite new to me. I received a Facebook post from a friend who had just gone through a prophylactic double mastectomy. In her post, she stated, “I am now a previvor!”. Seeing your healthy friend go […]
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Surgeon & Her Sister Mad Over a Mammogram
It’s normal to get frustrated with your siblings but I never thought I would get mad at my sister over a mammogram. A couple months ago I called her and she was angry telling me she received a notice in the mail that she was due for a mammogram. She didn’t want to go and […]
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