Additional Publications
Publications in the public press with GBCA authors
Jube 5, 2007, WASHINGTON (Reuters) - I felt anxious and slightly sick to my stomach as I stared at the nurse, who had just donned a blue smock and thick gloves and had carefully covered all exposed skin — mine and hers.
She picked up one of the two huge syringes and began slowly injecting the bright red liquid into the tube attached to my vein.
Read more: WITNESS: Living with breast cancer: The "Red Devil"
June 5, 2007, WASHINGTON (Reuters) - “Has anyone talked to you about your results?” the doctor asked me. And that’s when I knew I had breast cancer.
A week earlier, I’d had a biopsy after my physician found a slight abnormality in my right breast.
June 5, 2007, WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As a journalist, I know how to dig into a topic, ask questions and call complete strangers for advice. Never did I think I would use those skills to understand a disease that might kill me.
When I discovered I had breast cancer, I realized I had to learn all I could about it so I could make intelligent decisions and ensure I received the best medical care.
In June of 1999, I began graduate school at Georgetown University in the Tumor Biology program, and I quickly found the lab where I would spend the next five years doing breast cancer research. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to apply for a predoctoral training award from the DoD Breast Cancer Research Program, and I received the award as the principal investigator in 2001. During my time at Georgetown, I benefitted from training in a comprehensive cancer center where I made time each week to attend the Clinical Breast Cancer Conference. Though we were invited, I was one of the few academics who joined the medical, surgical, and radiological oncologists and pathologists as they discussed special or difficult clinical cases. This weekly meeting served as a touchstone, reminding me of the importance of considering the patient's perspective in my own academic research.
read more at https://cdmrp.army.mil/cwg/stories/2015/holloway_profile
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