Posts Tagged ‘breast cancer’
Take control: breast cancer prevention and screening are in your hands
Kirsten Edmiston, MD, is a board certified surgeon and fellowship trained breast surgical oncologist. She serves as the Chief Surgical Quality Officer at Inova and practices at Inova Breast Surgery – Fair Oaks. What does October mean to you? To me, Breast Cancer Awareness Month offers an extra reason to tune into your health and…
Read MoreGenetic Testing For Breast Cancer: 7 Common Questions Answered
Sarah Ruppert, MS, CGC, is a certified genetic counselor. Genetic testing has become an important part of medicine, and new tests for cancer-related genes are developed every year. If you’re wondering whether you should get tested, the answers to these common questions might help. What can a genetic test tell me? Genetic testing isn’t a…
Read More6 breast cancer facts that might surprise you
Costanza Cocilovo, MD, FACS, D’Aniello Chair, Breast Surgery, is board certified in surgery and fellowship trained in breast surgery. She serves as the medical director of Inova Breast Surgery. Dr. Cocilovo has numerous publications in national journals and surgical textbooks, has presented nationally on topics in breast surgery and has been involved in numerous research projects.…
Read MoreInova Loudoun Hospital Life with Cancer and Loudoun Breast Health Network to Host Annual Free Community Event
Free Community Event: Breast Cancer Survivors’ Retreat LEESBURG, VA – October 5, 2016 – To commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Loudoun County, the Inova Loudoun Hospital Life with Cancer and Loudoun Breast Health Network are hosting Pathways to Survivorship: A Breast Cancer Survivors’ Retreat on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at…
Read MoreMammogram at 45? American Cancer Society says wait, but it’s personal
Costanza Cocilovo, MD, FACS, D’Aniello Chair, Breast Surgery, is board certified in surgery and fellowship trained in breast surgery. She serves as the medical director of Inova Breast Surgery. Dr. Cocilovo has numerous publications in national journals and surgical textbooks, has presented nationally on topics in breast surgery and has been involved in numerous research projects.…
Read MoreMystics & Inova Breast Care Institute Team Up Featured on WUSA 9
Breast cancer survivor Barbara Bose talks to WUSA 9 about her experience in advance of an event this weekend at Verizon Center.
Read MoreInova’s Tammy Gray Awarded National Breast Cancer Foundation’s Courage Award
On April 15, The National Breast Cancer Foundation, BJ’s Wholesale Club and WUSA-TV presented the inaugural Andrea Roane Courage Award to Inova Loudoun Hospital breast cancer survivor and advocate, Tammy Gray. Gray is a founding member of the Loudoun Breast Health Network (LBHN), which is a non-profit organization run by breast cancer survivors with a…
Read MoreStep Sisters Help Women Fighting Cancer at Inova Loudoun Hospital
The Step Sisters help Loudoun County women fighting breast cancer. They help while women are receiving care at Inova Loudoun Hospital by providing transportation, delivering groceries and even mowing their lawn. “Fighting cancer step by step with Step Sisters”
Read More“Nurse navigators at Inova Loudoun chart a course for patients through breast cancer,” Washington Post, December 2, 2013
Shortly after Beth received her breast cancer diagnosis, she returned for a follow-up mammogram at Inova Loudoun Hospital. The mammographer suggested that Beth speak with Barb McDonnell, one of the hospital’s breast nurse navigators. Read more in “Nurse navigators at Inova Loudoun chart a course for patients through breast cancer,” Washington Post, December 2, 2013.
Read MoreInova Breast Cancer Institute’s Coordinated Care Featured in The Huffington Post, October 21, 2013
Inova Breast Cancer Institute‘s coordinated care featured in, “Changing the Breast Cancer Patient Experience,” The Huffington Post, October 21, 2013
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