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Albany, NY – A University of Vermont researcher has just published the largest breast cancer surgery study ever done. The study focuses on a procedure called the sentinel node biopsy and 51%'s Pat Bradley spoke with the lead researcher, UVM surgeon Dr. David Krag.
6:37 Krag
To find out more, go to the Vermont Cancer Center at vermontcancer.org
If you or someone you know has dealt with cancer, you know how lonely it can be. There's a place called the pastures in Western Massachusetts that calls itself a gathering place for women with cancer. They're launching the Pastures Retreat Program, the Pastures fund and face forward: the jane iredale walk for the pastures fund. Correspondent Bob Barrett spoke with Jane Iredale, the founder of a makeup line who's donated a grant toward the new retreat program.
10:48 Jane Iredale - Barrett
For more on the pastures, go to thepastures.org. You can find out more about Living Beyond Breast Cancer at lbbc.org For Jane Iredale's new site go to riseabovewithlove.com.
And finally, writer Cheryl Ann Millsap talks about how the power of pink has transformed our understanding of breast cancer.
4:09 breast cancer Cheryl Ann Millsap
Cheryl-Anne Millsap writes for the Spokesman-Review newspaper in Spokane, Washington.