{"id":137639,"date":"2023-10-27T13:01:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T17:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/137639///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/137639//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/137639//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/137639//?p=137639"},"modified":"2026-06-04T10:18:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T14:18:18","slug":"empowering-through-education-ucf-faculty-member-helping-to-advance-breast-cancer-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/137639///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/137639//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/137639//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/137639//empowering-through-education-ucf-faculty-member-helping-to-advance-breast-cancer-care/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/137639//","title":{"rendered":"Empowering Through Education: UCF Faculty Member Helping to Advance Breast Cancer Care"},"content":{"rendered":"
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among U.S. women /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/137639/u2014 with 240,000 diagnoses every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A shocking statistic /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/137639/u2014 yes, but nothing compared to the level of shock many women experience upon learning about their diagnosis. The panic sets in. And like clockwork, some women think, /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/137639/u201cCancer. I/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/137639/u2019m done for./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/137639/n
Typically, next steps for diagnosed women include speaking with their care provider, reaching out to support groups or even just taking a moment to process everything./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/137639/n
But one thing has become clear for UCF volunteer Assistant Professor of Surgery Olga Ivanov and former Breast Imaging Technologist Tammy Springer-Marcotte. With more than 20 years of combined experience in the breast cancer space, they see a clear knowledge gap between diagnosis and true understanding./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/137639/n
Through Springer-Marcotte/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/137639/u2019s one-of-a-kind online company Breast Cancer Coach, which launched this past July, the duo is empowering patients with educational breast cancer information to help them make well-informed treatment decisions while offering a compassionate ear to those in need./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/137639/n