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Preview- It appears that, a two-time breast cancer survivor and prominent patient advocate, she has attended all twelve SPORE Investigators` Workshops, dating back to the first when she was invited as a speaker and discussed with PIs various ways advocates could get involved in the process (i.e., processus). Breast cancer, cancer that forms in tissues of the breast, usually the ducts (tubes that carry milk to the nipple (i.e., papilla mammae, or mammilla)) and lobules (glands that make milk). It occurs in both men and women, although male (i.e., masculine) breast (i.e., mamma masculina, or mamma virilis) cancer is rare. ALL is an aggressive (fast-growing) type of leukemia (blood cancer) in which too many lymphoblasts (immature white (i.e., albicans) blood cells) are found in the blood and bone marrow. Also called acute lymphoblastic leukemia and acute lymphocytic leukemia (i.e., lymphatic leukemia, or lymphoid leukemia). Patient advocate is a person who helps a patient work with others who have an effect on the patient`s health, including doctors, insurance companies, employers, case managers, and lawyers. A patient advocate helps resolve issues about health care, medical bills, and job discrimination related to a patient`s medical condition. Cancer advocacy groups try to raise public awareness about important cancer issues, such as the need for cancer support services, education, and research. Such groups work to bring about change that will help cancer patients and their families. Survivor, one who remains alive and continues to function during and after overcoming a serious hardship or life-threatening disease. In cancer, a person is considered to be a survivor from the time of diagnosis until the end of life.
- It has been found that, d, a 10-year metastatic breast cancer survivor and ordained minister who trained in religion and psychology, was asked if she was interested in the position by Center Director (i.e., staff) Hal Moses, MD (Medical doctor (MD)) (Doctor of Medicine (MD)) (Muscular dystrophy (i.e., myodystrophy, or myodystrophia) (i.e., dystrophia) (MD)), when Vanderbilt-Ingram received its one-third SPORE grant. Psychology is the study of how the mind works and how thoughts and feelings affect behavior. Religion is a set of beliefs and practices that center on questions about the meaning of life and may involve the worship of a supreme being. Metastatic, having to do with metastasis (i.e., secondaries), which is the spread of cancer from the primary site (place where it started) to other places in the body.
- One can view, in bureaucratese, PART is a new Inter-SPORE supplement that was awarded to the Bay Area Breast SPORE in late 2003.
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