Obstetrician-gynecologist Dr. Bruce McLucas, whose goal is to inform women everywhere that in most cases, those affected by fibroids do not need a hysterectomy, there are options. 80% of African American women are at some point suffer by fibroids and Dr. McLucas is the country’s leading expert who founded The Los Angeles Fibroid Treatment Collective, a unique medical group devoted solely to treating women who suffer from uterine fibroids with an emphasis on fibroid embolization, a non-surgical technique that Dr. McLucas pioneered and introduced over a decade ago.
Dr. McLucas is responsible for thousands of successful treatments, and he actively trains other physicians across the country to perform this safe, minimally invasive procedure designed to allow many women to avoid surgery and find permanent relief from uterine fibroids. Dr. McLucas gives an engaging interview and has been featured on “The Doctors,” the FOX11 Morning Show in LA and NBC News.
The big hook is that in the U.S., it's estimated that up to 80% of African Americans will develop fibroids at some point by age 50. I’ve included 3 story ideas below that Dr. Bruce McLucas can discuss:
1.) FERTILITY: Dr. Bruce McLucas’ goal is to inform women that fibroid embolization is the best option to treat fibroids while protecting a women’s fertility, since so many women needlessly undergo hysterectomy and myomectomy procedures. Dr. McLucas can discuss a case study following a patient who is deeply concerned about her fertility when dealing with her fibroids and can address how embolization protects fertility while following the patient throughout the consultation and procedure. Also available for a phone interview is a patient who had undergone the procedure and had a baby following the procedure.
2.) COST OF PROCEDURE: With the affordable healthcare act dominating the news, Dr. McLucas can discuss how fibroid embolization can save literally billions of dollars. When hospital costs and time off work (typically 6 weeks) are added up following hysterectomy and myomectomy operations, the cost adds up to 40 billion dollars every year. Embolization is the safe, non-surgical alternative that requires no hospital stay and the patient can return to work the next day which will lower healthcare costs considerably.
3.) FAILURE RATE: A segment can delve in deeper to a recent Yahoo Health article that reports the failure rate between embolization and myomectomy procedures. The study cites that 23% of women who had a myomectomy needed a repeat procedure, while only 6% of Dr. McLucas embolization patients had a recurrence. Dr. McLucas can explain the difference between the 3 options to treat fibroids (embolization, myomectomy and hysterectomy) and the advantages of embolization.
Additional information on fibroids can be found on Dr. McLucas’ website,
http://www.fibroids.com/
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5 Things Young African American Women Can Do To Cope with Breast Cancer Author: Zekita
Learning that you have breast cancer can be one of the most shocking and life altering moments of your entire life. The initial diagnosis can bring on feelings of not only worry, but life’s fragility. The idea of time being precious no longer seems like something that you just say in passing when talking to friends. Your time really does become precious and your sense of purpose kicks into over drive. Breast cancer is affecting more young African American women each year and the ages continue to get younger and younger. But the diagnosis, the treatment, and the recovery do not have to be a grim experience.
Yes, it’s extremely hard and will probably be the hardest thing you will ever have to go through in your life. Questions may arise such as: how did this happen to me? Why me? And what am I going to do now? I had all of these same questions after all, I was only 31 years old, African American, and in good health. These are all common concerns among women who have been diagnosed with this disease, but more important than the initial shock and the treatment and even surgery is the mental state of the woman after she learns that she has the disease. For every woman who has just learned that she has breast cancer and for every woman who knows another who has been diagnosed there are five rules that we must all follow in order to ensure that our lives and the lives of our loved ones will be fulfilled while we take this journey.
(1) Focus on getting better. Spend very little time thinking about the disease itself, rather, spend time thinking about your life after you get better. I had a nurse to admit to me that people get sicker when they spend too much time in the hospital worrying about their illness.
(2) Avoid morbid, pessimistic people. Even people that you love and who love you can become a drain on your spirit when they spend too much time treating you like your diagnosis is an automatic death sentence. Many people recover from cancer and go on to lead happy, healthy, and fulfilling lives.
(3) Change your diet. Don’t accept any of the soda, sweets, and other junk foods offered to you at your cancer treatment center or anywhere else. A low/no dairy, low/no sugar, no alcohol, and junk free diet helps your body to fight against the tumor while you are going through conventional treatments. Drink plenty of water, eat extra servings of fresh vegetables, and add extra fiber to your diet to cleanse your body.
(4) Keep doing what you. The initial diagnosis will be a serious blow and the chemotherapy treatments and surgery will knock you off your feet for a while, but keep your eyes on the prize. Staying focused on your family life (esp. your children) helps you to maintain a positive and healthy mental state. A positive and healthy mental state also helps your body to fight against the cancer and to recuperate from the toxicity of chemotherapy. The entire time that I have been going through treatments, I have been a single mother, a sociology student, a freelance writer and author, and a small business owner. I never missed a beat (except the days when I was ill from the chemo) because I chose to continue living and thriving.
(5) Pray, meditate, chant, or whatever it is that you do. Your mind needs to be cleansed when going through a battle with breast cancer. Your spirit should always be nurtured so that you may receive divine guidance. Spend little time sobbing in prayer and more time focused on what you want your outcome to be. Love yourself, visualize your body healing, and trust that things will work out as they should.
As a breast cancer patient and self proclaimed ‘survivor’ of the disease, I know all too well what a woman goes through after she gets that call from the doctor’s office. Some women choose to immediately join support groups and notify their family members. There are other women who decide that the best way to deal with the disease and the forthcoming recovery, is to cope in solitude and in silence. I was one of those women. As a breast cancer patient enduring the most toxic of chemotherapy treatments in conjunction with a few naturopathic treatments, I have learned that my immediate state of mind and well being contribute greatly to the way that my body has responded to the treatments and how well I am doing physically while on the road to recovery. Throughout this transition I came up with five ways to cope with the disease so that may have the best outcome while on the road to recovery.
Zekita is freelance writer and the author of ‘YourStory Book One’. Her articles have been published by many national and international publications and she has been featured by ABC World News and the Roland S. Martin radio show. To learn more please visit http://www.zeniampublications.com.
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