Breast Cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in our community and the nation.  Aultman Breast Center is the first Stark County facility to ear “Center of Excellence” designation from the American College of Radiology.

This program features Aultman Breast Cancer Center and Aultman Health Systems Dr. Sabrina Shilad, Dr. Eve Klenotic and Dr. David Angari from the Aultman Breast Care Center.

In this program we will cover the following questions:

1. What is a fellowship trained breast surgeon?

2. What are the benefits of going to Aultman Breast Care Center?

3. Do patients that have no family history of breast cancer need to be screened?

4. When should you perform a self-exam and what are you looking for?

5. What is the first thing you should do if you find a lump?

6. What age should mammograms begin and how often should a patient have them done?

7. Who should get a mammogram earlier than 40?

8. Can vaccines affect your mammogram or cause any changes to breasts?

9. How dangerous is radiation from a mammogram?

10. What does it mean if a mammogram finds something?

11. What are common surgical options for breast cancer and does one provide a better long term outcome than others?

12. How to outpatient surgeries help the patient heal faster and what is it like for a patient in the following days and weeks?

13. Do women with breast cancer always need radiation?

Thanks for listening today! We’d like to remind our listeners, if you suspect you have a medical issue, please contact your healthcare provider. Thanks to our sponsor Aultman Helath Systems. As always, we thank our listeners for joining us on Health Matters with the Medicine Center Pharmacy. Have a healthy week and we’ll see you again next Friday right here on News Talk 1480 WHBC.

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