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Is DCIS Cancer or Not?

AMMD

The average age of a breast cancer diagnosis has statistically been around 65. My first breast cancer scare was in 2014, when they discovered calcifications for the first time during a routine mammogram. I also did a screening blood test to look for circulating tumor cells, which I will have an article on this soon!

Diagnosis 130
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Time to stop driving? Podcast with Emmy Betz and Terri Cassidy

GeriPal

Often when there’s a cognitive concern, it’s a family member that is calling saying, “I just want to make sure my mom should still be driving after this happened, or after this diagnosis.” If they’re in a major car crash, they’re going to have more long-term complications probably than a 20-year-old would.

IT 102