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Fall Issue 2008
Former CBS anchor René Syler educated & inspired thousands when she went public with her decision to have a bilateral prophylactic mastectomy.
René Syler moves easily through the New York City luncheon crowd before taking her place at the front table in the newly renovated ballroom of the Plaza Hotel...
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New research and tools illuminate the multiple treatment paths faced by patients with early-stage invasive breast cancer
One evening about 18 months ago, Debjani Dutta stepped out of the shower, rubbed herself down with moisturizer—and felt a small lump on her right breast. It was a crazy time...
Treatment anxiety can be conquered [and besides, it usually turns out to be unfounded]
Before the first of five surgeries for lung cancer, Lori Monroe grappled with multiple fears: her life would end in the operating room, the incision would be exceedingly large, surgery would fail, she would wake up...
As many patients and their families discover, fighting cancer is hard enough without the added worry of potentially fighting bill collectors as well, but a medical crisis doesn’t need to turn into a financial crisis. A level head and some financial savvy can go a long way toward allaying…
