Breast cancer patient Tammy Surdo of New Egypt and her husband, Joe, talk to Dr. Robert Somer, a medical oncologist, in Willingboro. (DOUGLAS BOVITT/Courier-Post)
This week, the Courier-Post published an article about breast cancer focusing on what happens after a patient is diagnosed. Patients and their families are encouraged to educate themselves about the best treatment options available and where they can receive treatment.
“One of the biggest advancements in treatment has nothing to do with new medicines developed in labs; it has to do with treatment being more of a team effort among doctors, who take their marching orders from the patient,” said Robert A. Somer, MD, Associate Director, Breast Program at Cooper Cancer Institute. “That means more options, but it also means the patient needs to take time to educate herself.”