Diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer topics discussed
Businesswomen gathered in Woodbridge for a Prince William Chamber of Commerce Women’s Luncheon.
The lunch is part of the chamber’s Women’s Leadership Series which has events throughout the year. It will be held Thursday, Oct. 23 at Trivinia Italian Kitchen at Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center, near Wegmans grocery store.
Here’s more about the speakers for the event, information pulled form a press release from the Prince William Chamber:
The September luncheon sponsored by Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center, featured guest speakers Rebecca Zuurbier, MD and Negar Golesorkhi, MD. Together they covered the topic “Advances Being Made in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Cancer,” an area in which they specialize.
Addressing a group of about 50 women in our business community, Drs. Zuurbier and Golesorkhi discussed the benefits of the new state of the art 3D Mammography at Sentara’s Lake Ridge location. Also known as Tomosynthesis Technology, it represents one of the most significant advances in breast cancer screening and prevention for all women in nearly 4 decades. At no additional charge to the patient, the 3D Mammogram creates 3 dimensional image slices achieving amazing details, improving sensitivity and finding more cancers. Studies at Sentara have shown the use of 3D mammography has decreased the number of recalls from 8% to less than 6% which has helped decrease the anxiety that comes along with those call back appointments
Dr. Golesorkhi, a fellowship trained breast surgeon confirmed that breast cancer is the second most common cancer, skin cancer being the most common cancer diagnosis. “As we age our risk for developing breast cancer is slightly higher”-usually showing up in our fourth decade.” When asked if everyone should be tested for a hereditary cancer risk, Dr. Golesorkhi replied, “90-93% of women who are diagnosed with breast cancer do not have a genetic predisposition to the disease.” She went on to say that “breast cancer symptoms can be ominous but can be very treatable when caught in early stages.”
In conclusion, Drs. Zuurbier and Golesorkhi reminded everyone to “practice a healthy lifestyle, visit your doctor regularly, have a mammogram once a year, examine yourself monthly and tell your doctor if you see something different, while reassuring the group that breast cancer has a 100% cure rate when caught early.”
