Blog entries - January 2009

New Breast Health Coordinator added at hospital

Karen Patterson — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:00:00 +0100

Our hospital, Beaufort Memoroial has just added a Breast Care Coordinator and I think that is a wonderful needed service. Ronda O'Connell, a registered nurse with more than 20 years' experience knows about patient fears, and she knows how to communicate with physicians. Most women will be connected with O'Connell throught their physician at the time of a diagnosis; others will meet her after they've had surgery. In either case, from the moment a connection is made, work Read More...

My Personal Action Planfor Cancer Awareness in my community

Karen Patterson — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 01:00:00 +0100

During the past twelve years of cancer survivorship I have amassed huge quantities of quality knowledge and experiences. As a former educator, advocate, and LAF local army leader my personal action plan is to educate my community about cancer and LAF and the resources they offer. To me personally the Knowledge is Power component is first and foremost the most important. I share with people things I learned the hard way. I dispel mis-information. I provide resources fRead More...

Better Breast Test

Karen Patterson — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:00:00 +0100

Digital mammograms are the best bet for most women, and those with a very high risk of breast cancer are also urges to get an MRI - and imaging test that highlights suspicious patterns of blookd flow. But a new test, called MBI (molecular breast imaging), may soon take MRI's place, perhaps within the next three to five years, says Kristi Funk, MD, chief of breast surgery at Pink Lotus Brest Center in Beverly Hills and former director of the breast center at Cedars-Sinai meRead More...