Cancer does not take a break

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As part of an op-ed series, FIU News shares the perspectives of members of the university community. In this piece, Dr. Julia Bisschops urges women to not put breast cancer screening on hold because of the pandemic. Bisschops is an assistant professor at the FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine and the lead physician for […]

Mobile 3D mammogram unit, personalized care helping reduce breast cancer death rates

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The Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine’s Linda Fenner 3D Mobile Mammography Center (LFMMC)
A new study by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention shows what FIU has already known for some time: Personalized medical treatments combined with community outreach help decrease breast cancer death rates. The Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine’s Linda Fenner 3D Mobile Mammography Center (LFMMC), the first mobile 3D mammogram unit in South Florida, has been […]