Maryam Lustberg: Breast cancer awareness month should be about all stages of breast cancer

Maryam Lustberg posted on LinkedIn:

“Breast cancer awareness month should be about all stages of breast cancer.

Even with the best screening modalities, thousands of individuals progress to metastatic disease each year. And over 40 k individuals die from metastatic disease in the USA alone.

Ongoing research on recurrence, both early and late, is ongoing.”

Source: Maryam Lustberg/LinkedIn

Dr. Maryam Lustberg is the Director of the Center for Breast Cancer at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center, and Chief of Breast Medical Oncology at Yale Cancer Center. She is also an Associate Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology). She has been recognized for her patient-focused care with awards that include being rated by Forbes as one of the top breast medical oncologists in the nation and named to the Castle Connolly list of “Regional Top Doctors,” and “Exceptional Women in Medicine” for 2020.

Dr. Lustberg is a member of the ASCO Annual Meeting Education Committee, Patient and Survivor Care Education Committee, and Neuropathy Expert Guideline Panel. She is the President and on the Board of Directors for the international organization Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC). She serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Cancer Survivorship.