Diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer weeks after giving birth, Eileen Carter explains why getting a second opinion changed the course of her care.
|Articles|September 16, 2015
Ginny Finn on the Importance of Addressing Breast Cancer Survivorship Issues
Author(s)Ginny Finn
Finn says it's important for advocacy organizations to attend and socialize at these conferences to explore possible collaborations.
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Ginny Finn, executive director, ABCD: After Breast Cancer Diagnosis, discusses her organization’s niche and the importance of collaboration.
We spoke with Finn at the 2015 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), a gathering of nearly 30,000 oncology professionals in Chicago. Finn says it’s important for advocacy organizations to attend and socialize at these conferences to explore possible collaborations.
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