In November the Breast Cancer Resource Center held a virtual event featuring Michael Vitez, Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist, on narrative medicine. The event was generously sponsored by Texas Oncology and […]
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[siteorigin_widget class=”OffTheShelf_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] [siteorigin_widget class=”OffTheShelf_Headline_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] My name is Shruti. I’m an Indian American woman living in Austin, and at 38 I was diagnosed with Stage II breast cancer. I was taking
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[siteorigin_widget class=”OffTheShelf_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] On New Year’s Eve 2019, what should have been a day of exciting new beginnings, I was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer. When I woke up the next
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[siteorigin_widget class=”OffTheShelf_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] [siteorigin_widget class=”OffTheShelf_Headline_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] In January of 2019, my routine mammogram came back normal. But just a few months later, I noticed tenderness moving from side to side – and
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When I was training, I very vividly remember being taught by an older plastic surgeon that the goal for breast reconstruction was for a woman to appear symmetrical and balanced
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[siteorigin_widget class=”OffTheShelf_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] [siteorigin_widget class=”OffTheShelf_Headline_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] BCRC was able to host two metastatic retreats last fall thanks to generous sponsors Dr. Debra Patt, Dr. Elizabeth Potter and Dr. Heather King. Many healthcare
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[siteorigin_widget class=”OffTheShelf_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] As we near the end of the decade and our 24th year, we first reflect on all that we’ve accomplished and those who made it possible. We respectfully
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[siteorigin_widget class=”OffTheShelf_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] As we look forward to our 25th year and beyond, it is with the greatest respect that we share these intimate glimpses into the lives of the women
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[siteorigin_widget class=”OffTheShelf_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] As we look forward to our 25th year and beyond, it is with the greatest respect that we share these intimate glimpses into the lives of the women
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