Breast Cancer

Memphis, TN—One of the most popular breakout sessions at the Fourth Annual Conference of the Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+) focused on breast cancer navigation and survivorship. This session featured 2 speakers, Karen Meneses, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Vinnie Myers, a tattoo artist.

Breast cancer remains the most feared disease by all women, unrelated to their race, ethnicity, or age.

Dr Kronowitz, a plastic surgeon who performs breast reconstruction surgery only, presented state-of-the-art breast reconstruction techniques.

Medical research indicates that exercise for breast cancer survivors is safe and beneficial not only during recovery but also after treatment is completed.

Breast cancer care is delivered by multiple providers over an extended period of time within an already fragmented healthcare system, which has led to gaps in the care process.

Patient navigation (PN) in cancer care refers to the individualized care provided to the breast cancer patients, families, and caregivers to ease multiple barriers and facilitate timely access to qualified medical and psychosocial care.

Women with disabilities (WWD) have the same biological risk of developing breast cancer as nondisabled women but are less likely to participate in regular cancer screening.

Many any young women, ages 18 to 22, are away from their parents, living on college campuses and exposed to lifestyle behaviors that can increase their risk of getting breast cancer.

Exculuding skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women and is the second-leading cause of cancer death in women.