Breast Cancer Surgery

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Breast Cancer Surgery
This interview focuses on the latest surgical approaches for treating breast cancer. Topics covered include: Types of breast cancer Multi-disciplinary treatment team Surgery: lumpectomy vs. mastectomy Recovery time from surgery Radiation therapy Sentinel node biopsy Breast reconstruction Guest: Dr. Susan Kesmodel, a surgical oncologist at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Gree…

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Living With Metastatic Breast Cancer At 40

Friday, October 17th, 2008

Living With Metastatic Breast Cancer At 40
This is Michele Hyra, mom to two little girls, wife to Matt, and fighting breast cancer every day. In July 2007, she was told she had 11 months to live. She’s still here. Hear the story of her Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer with lymph node involvement and extensive metastasis to the skeleton. Listen as Michele shares how she found her first lumps, talked to her daughters about breast cancer, pr…

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Treating Melanoma (Skin Cancer #8)

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

Treating Melanoma (Skin Cancer #8)
If left untreated, melanoma can be fatal. Luckily, there are a host of options that can prevent this….

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