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Perspectives on breast cancer: a nursing officer becomes a patient; simultaneous radiation and surgery; avoiding chemotherapy: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, March 17, 2019

Published: March 15, 2019, 9:53 a.m.

b'Upstate University Hospital Upstate University Hospital chief nursing officer Nancy Page shares her personal experience with early-stage breast cancer chief nursing officer Nancy Page shares her personal experience with early-stage breast cancer. Surgeon. Surgeon Lisa Lai, MD, and radiation oncologist Anna Shapiro, MD, tell about a procedure that combines surgery and radiation therapy Lisa Lai, MD, and radiation oncologist Anna Shapiro, MD, tell about a procedure that combines surgery and radiation therapy. Oncologist. Oncologist Abi Siva, MD, discusses which women with breast cancer may be able to safely skip chemotherapy. Abi Siva, MD, discusses which women with breast cancer may be able to safely skip chemotherapy.'