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How does mobility affect the diagnosis of breast cancer?
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Air date: September 9, 2012
Host: Barbara Lewis
Interview: Theresa Rohr Kirchgraber, M.D., Director of the IU National Center of Excellence in Women's Health and regularly sees patients at Wishard and Riley Hospitals.
A recent study found that women with mobility issues have problems getting mammograms to diagnose cancer and getting early treatment for breast cancer. Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, M.D., regularly sees patients at Wishard Hospital and is the director of the IU National Center of Excellence in Women's Health. She discusses the impact of this finding on patients and what physicians can do for breast cancer patients with limited mobility.
Additional Resources:
- Learn more about how limited mobility presents risks for women with breast cancer at the National Insitutes of Health.
