Jennifer Montes, MD, New York University Medical Center, discusses the role of nurses in treating patients with breast cancer. 

Montes says that nurses are one of the greatest assets in the healthcare industry in terms of educating patients about reducing their risks. 

Having a higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with higher incidence of breast cancer and more aggressive disease. Nurses can educate patients about the importance of nutrition, exercise, and lower alcohol intake to reduce their risk. 

Nurses can also educate patients on advancements in less invasive treatments to convey to patients that a breast cancer diagnosis is not a death sentence, but a treatable disease, Montes says. 

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Jennifer Montes, MD, New York University Medical Center, discusses the role of nurses in treating patients with breast cancer. 


Jennifer Montes on the Role of Nurses in Treating Breast Cancer

Jennifer Montes, MD, New York University Medical Center, discusses the relationship between race and MRI findings of breast cancer screenings.

The study was done using NYU Medical Center’s breast cancer database. Montes and other researchers found that African American women had lower breast density, higher body mass index (BMI), and higher levels of obesity than white women.

Asian women had denser breasts and lower BMI than white women.

African American women were found to be expressing more aggressive tumors despite having lower breast density. Perhaps, Montes says BMI and obesity should be considered as risk factors rather than breast density.

Jennifer Montes, MD

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