HOSPITAL HOLDING CANCER SYMPOSIUM.Byline: Daily News VALENCIA - More than 100 medical professionals ranging from physicians to midwives are expected today at a symposium on breast cancer sponsored by Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital. The target of the daylong symposium is mid-level caregivers who will learn more about breast cancer from a group of breast cancer experts affiliated with the hospital's year-old Sheila R. Veloz Breast Imaging Center. ``Nurse practitioners nurse practitioner n. Abbr. NP A registered nurse with special training for providing primary health care, including many tasks customarily performed by a physician. and midwives are becoming more and more prevalent and have begun to take on a larger role in women's health Women's Health Definition Women's health is the effect of gender on disease and health that encompasses a broad range of biological and psychosocial issues. care,'' said Dr. Gregory Senofsky, founder and surgical director of the breast institute and author of ``The Patient's Guide to Outstanding Breast Cancer Care.'' ``They are truly important in the continuum of care and need to be recognized for that.'' The symposium, at 8 a.m. at the Hyatt Valencia, was touted as the first of its kind in the greater Los Angeles area The Greater Los Angeles Area, or the Southland, is the agglomeration of urbanized area around the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. There are two "official" definitions—the Los Angeles metropolitan area consisting only of the Los Angeles and Orange to focus on educating mid-level caregivers, particularly nurse practitioners. Check-in is at 7:30 a.m. ``Through this course, they will have a better understanding of what's going on What's Going On is a record by American soul singer Marvin Gaye. Released on May 21, 1971 (see 1971 in music), What's Going On reflected the beginning of a new trend in soul music. and what the next steps are going to be,'' Senofsky said. Daniel Kirsch kirsch n. A colorless brandy made from the fermented juice of cherries. [French, short for German Kirschwasser; see kirschwasser. , medical director of the Veloz center, will talk about the advantages of digital mammograms, indications for ultrasound and about image-guided biopsy. Oncologist John Barstis will address chemotherapy; Dr. Alexander Black, hormone replacement; and Judith Harris, the psychological and emotional implications of breast cancer. Senofsky will speak about breast lumps breast lump Breast mass, see there , how not to miss breast cancer and breast surgery. |
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