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Dr.Shubada Dhage, Lisa Schlager (FORCE)

Sep 06, 201652 min
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Episode description

Breast Surgeon Dr. Shubhada Dhage (NYU Medical Center) discusses breast cancer among young women and minorities and why health literacy matters. Nearly 50% of her patients are under 50 years old, and 80% are from non-English speaking countries. Most lack the education to understand their illness. Lisa Schlager, VP of Community Affairs for FORCE (Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered), discusses hereditary cancers, when to consider genetic testing and your rights if you choose to be tested.

This show is broadcast live on Monday's at 4PM ET on W4WN Radio – The Women 4 Women Network (www.w4wn.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).
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