#SABCS 2017 through a Patient Advocate’s Lens
#SABCS 2017 through a Patient Advocate’s Lens #SABCS 2017 through a patient advocate’s lens is about my experience at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (#SABCS) 2017. Two descriptive words that sum it up quickly from my personal standpoint are, exhilarating and exhausting. I am an advocate for breast reconstruction options after mastectomy. That is my wheelhouse so I carefully contemplated the benefits of attending. But, there is no breast reconstruction without breast cancer. I found it to be a profound conference on many levels both intellectually and emotionally and well worth the experience. A Robust Patient Advocacy Program My decision to attend was solidified after learning about the robust patient advocacy program that SABCS has. Each evening, after the general sessions, patient advocates would gather to listen to selected “hot topics” of the day. We could listen, interact, and ask questions. There were notable speakers and leaders in the Continue Reading →