This is the true account of a brave and courageous woman who offered to share her story as a breast cancer SURVIVOR to offer hope and encouragement to all the women suffering and needing a boost of support. We applaud Heidi’s strength and openness in sharing her story in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. [...]
“Breast cancer”………women hear these words and they evoke anxiety and fear. I am 44 years old now, and had my fourth mammogram about a month ago as I’ve started getting yearly mammograms since forty years old. And despite the fact I’m an OB/GYN medical doctor, like every other woman, I get a little nervous when [...]
This week, I was so proud of my son and his football team. In honor of breast cancer awareness, the boys on both teams wore pink. (My son is number 5 and he is on the Bruins.) It was such an important lesson to teach our young sons about this disease that impacts so many [...]
“Doctor, I don’t want to get a mammogram this year because it hurts!” “I heard that the radiation from a mammogram causes cancer.” “If I have breast cancer, the pressure from the mammogram machine on my breast will cause it to spread.” As a gynecologist for 17 years, I have heard many reasons why [...]
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