PEOPLE
interested in learning
more about breast cancer awareness,
screenings and treatment can hear
from an expert Oct. 13
th
as part of
Fayette County Memorial Hospital’s
recognition of National Breast Can-
cer Awareness Month.
Brenda J. Sickle-Santanello,
MD, a fellowship-trained Surgical
Oncologist, will speak at 6 p.m. at
a free community seminar in the
Medical Arts Building 2 classroom
on the FCMH campus.
Dr. Sickle-Santanello’s practice
focuses on managing various types
of cancer, with a special interest in
benign and ma-
lignant diseases of
the breast.
Dr. Sickle-San-
tanello has been
on the active staf
of Grant Medical
Center since 1988.
She was Senior
Medical Director
for Breast Health
Services for Columbus Health and
for fve years was Medical Direc-
tor of Oncology at Grant Medical
Center. Since January 1997, she has
been a Medical Advisor to the Reach
CANCER
Brenda J.
Sickle-Santanello, MD
to Recovery Advisory Committee of
the American Cancer Society.
Dr. Sickle-Santanello is a 1977
graduate of the University of Notre
Dame and earned her medical degree
at Te Ohio State University in 1980.
She completed a surgical residency in
1985 at the University of Cincinnati
and a fellowship in surgical oncology
in 1987 at Te Ohio State University.
She is a fellow of the American Col-
lege of Surgeons.
For information on attending
the seminar, call
740-333-2710
.
Reservations are welcomed but not re-
quired. Refreshments will be served.
Te answers to these questions
can help determine your risk for
breast cancer. You should then work
closely with your doctor to develop
a screening schedule that’s right for
you.
Knowing how your breasts usually look
and feel helps you recognize when some-
thing seems diferent. Be on the lookout
for:
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Any lump or thickening in or near your
breasts or underarms
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A change in the size or shape of a
breast
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Dimpling, puckering or ridges in a
breast’s skin
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A nipple turned inward or discharge
from a nipple
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Scaly, red or swollen skin on a breast or
nipple
Usually these aren’t signs of cancer.
Even if your doctor orders a biopsy,
don’t panic—4 out of 5 biopsies come
back negative for cancer, according to
the American Cancer Society. Still, it’s
important to have symptoms or changes
in your breasts evaluated by your doctor
quickly.
Breast health:
Be alert to
changes
Learn about cancer from an expert
Does breast cancer run in the family?
MAYBE
you don’t want to know
every detail of your relatives’ lives.
But it does help to get nosy about
certain things, particularly about
their health.
Tat’s especially true when it
comes to breast cancer. Women with
a family history of breast cancer have
a higher-than-average risk of de-
veloping the disease. Tis can afect
when screening tests should start,
how ofen they’re done, and even
what tests are ordered.
According to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, key
questions to ask your family include:
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Who has had breast or ovarian
cancer, on both your mother’s and
father’s sides?
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Are they frst-degree relatives
(parents, brothers, sisters, children)
or second-degree relatives (aunts,
uncles, nieces, nephews, grandpar-
ents, grandchildren)?
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At what age were they diagnosed?
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If a relative had breast cancer, was
it in one or both breasts?
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What other cancers are present in
the family?
Learn more about gathering
and keeping your family health
history at
familyhistory.hhs.gov
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www.fcmh.org
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