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By: Dr. Sreenarasimhaiah Breast Cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women worldwide. In the US, it is not only the most common but the second leading cause of cancer-related death. Lung cancer is number one. But there is hope! The 5-year relative survival...
By: Connie Masak, APNP What is Domestic Violence? Domestic Violence is the willful intimidation, physical assault, sexual assault, and other abusive behavior as a systematic pattern of power and control. There are 4 types of Domestic Violence: Physical Abuse:...
I graduated from the Sonography program at NWTC in 2011, and have been lucky enough to work in OB/GYN my whole career thus far! As I was finishing up high school I knew I wanted to go into the medical field, but had no clue as to what area I was interested in. After...
By: Connie Masak, APNP Breast Cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women in the US. It is the second leading cause of death from cancer among women. Only Lung Cancer kills more women each year. But there is hope! When caught in its early stages, the 5-year...
I have always been passionate about people, culture, and women’s studies. I got my Bachelor’s degree from Northern Illinois University, majoring in Anthropology with a minor in Women’s Studies. After my undergrad, I moved to Florida and ended up in the banking...
I went into ultrasound school right out of high school, while also working at a group home with individuals with disabilities. I learned that I loved the medical field while also realizing that I did not want to go into nursing. Ultrasound ended up being the perfect...
I knew I wanted to work in healthcare all through high school. I had been thinking of going into imaging, and job shadowed in general ultrasound (more of the abdominal and vascular areas of the body) to see what it was all about. I loved that as an ultrasound tech,...
When I was in high school, I remember a classmate telling me she wanted to be an ultrasound tech. Back then I thought it sounded cool, but I didn’t know much about it. At that point, I was already planning to go to UW-Stevens Point to major in biology. I didn’t know...
MY ULTRASOUND CAREER I knew that I wanted to work in healthcare for most of my high school years. I initially chose Radiologic Technology and completed my 2-year degree. I continued right into Ultrasound because I felt that I wanted more of a connection with my...
By: Dr. Schairer About one-quarter of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer have a hereditary cancer gene. The most significant risk factor for ovarian cancer is an inherited genetic mutation in one or two genes: breast cancer gene 1 (BRCA1) or breast cancer gene 2...