We are thankful to have such loyal patients!
Here are some of the wonderful comments we have received, and wanted to share.
Thanks to each and every one of you. You validate our work and make it a pleasure to do what we do.
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Susan got that call. You know? The one from the doctor that says, “You have cancer.”
At first, your mind goes blank.
Then fear strikes as you think not of your health, but rather of your husband being the one to take care of your children. When the fear subsides, you think about you.
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Read More Breast, Breast cancer, Cancer, Health, Surgery, Triple Negative Breast Cancer
“My friend Jenny’s a nurse and she told me I needed my ovaries removed.”
Jenny’s friend, Laura, was just diagnosed with breast cancer and before even seeing the breast surgical oncologist, Jenny told Laura to have her ovaries removed.
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Read More Angelina Jolie, BRCA, BRCA mutation, Breast, Breast cancer, Cancer, Ovarian cancer
A diagnosis of breast cancer is devastating. Being told you have to have your breasts removed can be catastrophic.
Techniques in reconstruction have made tremendous strides and creating natural looking breasts is now possible. Silicone implants can take the shape and feel of your natural breasts.
Read more on Getting My Vinnies…
Read More Breast, Breast cancer, Maryland, Nipple, Plastic surgery, Surgery, Tattoo artist
One of the favorite parts of my job is to educate fellow professionals. The word, doctor, comes from the Latin, docere, to teach. And I love teaching.
This Monday, June 16, 2014, I will be teaching at the monthly meeting of the East Tennessee Association of Advanced Nurse Practitioners about the latest advances and the future of breast cancer.
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Read More Aaron G. Margulies, Breast cancer, East Tennessee, Imelda G. Margulies, Knoxville Tennessee, MD
Intimacy is the bedrock of our relationships and the force that keeps us together.
The intimacy we experience as couples puts the big smile on our faces and the warm and fuzzy inside us.
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Read More Breast cancer, Cancer, Intimate relationship, Love, Physical intimacy, Sex life
One in five breast cancers can be caused by an abnormal gene that is passed down from generation to generation.
If you knew you had one of these abnormal genes, then you have many choices available to reduce your risk of developing breast cancer or other cancers.
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Read More Breast cancer, Genetic testingI am alive today because of the American Cancer Society.
I believe in the American Cancer Society.
I am giving back and volunteering for the American Cancer Society.
As co-chair of the American Cancer Society’s Strides Against Breast Cancer, I am returning the efforts that the American Cancer Society exerted on my behalf.
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Read More American Cancer Society, Breast cancer, Cancer, Oncology
Don’t panic.
Hearing those words, “You have cancer,” is one of the most scary phrases to have ever been heard by the human ear.
Your thoughts turn to your children and you wonder who is going to take care of your kids? You think of your husband and how he will take care of himself without you? And you wonder who is going to be rummaging through your closet? It’s not fair. You eat well. You exercise regularly. You get your annual mammogram. This isn’t supposed to happen to you. You’re a good person.
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Read More Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Breast Cancer Treatment
Lymphedema can be a problem worse than a cold rain in spring. Lymphedema is swelling of the arm that can occur after breast cancer surgery and is akin to your kitchen sink sponge soaked with water.
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Read More Breast cancer, Cancer, Lymph node, Lymphedema, Sentinel lymph node, Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy