SHELTON - Two breast surgeons will host "New techniques in breast conservation and treatment of breast cancer" at 6 p.m. Monday in the R.D. Scinto auditorium, 3 Corporate Drive.
The presenters are Dr. Andrew S. Kenler and Dr. Shareef Jandali, both members of the Norma F. Pfriem Breast Cancer Center at Bridgeport Hospital, part of the Yale-New Haven Health System.
A question and answer segment will follow the talk. Light refreshments will be served.
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Kenler is a board certified general surgeon specializing in diseases of the breast.
Jandali is a board certified plastic surgeon specializing in the newest breast reconstruction techniques including oncoplastic surgery, one-stage breast reconstruction with implants, and nipple-sparing mastectomy reconstruction.
In the United States, 1 in 8 women will get breast cancer during her lifetime.
Men are also at risk and account for about 1 percent of all breast cancer cases.
Even though breast cancer awareness is high, all too often people don’t take the steps to detect the disease in its early stages and encourage others to do the same.
A breast cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming and it is important to be educated on the treatment options that are available.
Novel treatment and reconstructive options exist. The marriage of oncologic issues and cosmetic issues has come to the forefront in the treatment of breast cancer.
This allows women to not only be cured of their illness, but to be left "whole" after surgery.
For more information contact Shelton Police Officer Mary Beth White, 203-924-1544 ext. 416.
This post is taken from a press release.
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