Part four of my podcast series A Teacher's Journey, What Breast Cancer Taught me. I was diagnosed with bi-lateral breast cancer in 2009 and have been an active breast cancer advocate since my diagnosis. This chapter chronicles the period of diagnosis and the value of a second opinion.
My treatment included a double mastectomy and reconstruction, a Journey I share in my book. My passion is breast cancer prevention and in 2010, I founded Sisters4Prevention. I serve as a consumer advocate for the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Grant Program, and also serve as a patient advocate on the pending Phase I clinical trials for the preventive breast cancer vaccine under the direction of Dr. Vincent Tuohy.
For more information on Breast Cancer please visit my website at www.Sisters4Prevention.com