A few weeks before she was scheduled to have her first mammogram, Kristen Moss (above) discovered a lump in her breast. A biopsy confirmed that the lump was cancer—specifically, HER2 positive breast cancer, a typically aggressive form. When Moss, 40, asked a friend at the American Cancer Society where she should go for treatment, the friend sent her to Emory Winship Cancer Institute. Read more >
From the Executive VP:
Fighting cancer on three fronts
Features:
Living (with cancer)
Telling our stories
Dining at the animal house
The public health ROI
Eggs in the medical basket
Clinical Care:
A safer stent for stroke prevention
Tapping patient knowledge
Resurfacing for hipsters
Expanding our vision
A hospital realignment
More News:
A first in monkey models
Pushing up public awareness
When seizures are desired
Growing up and older with cystic fibrosis
On Point:
Overture to a cure
The Last Word:
Touched by the sparrows
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