Sep 27, 2018
034 - Women's Cancers: The Importance of Knowing Your Body with Dr. Noah Goldman
"It's about knowing yourself and knowing what's normal for you... taking the initiative to seek help if there's something that just doesn't seem right to you." --Dr. Noah Goldman
Today Dr. Goldman and I talked about:
- The Importance of listening to your body
- ALWAYS have abnormal bleeding checked by a doctor. It probably isn't cancer, but it's a sign something isn't right.
- Why you should have your screenings, even as you get older.
- Why to do monthly breast self-exam.
- How often to have mammogram and pap screenings.
- Symptoms of women's cancers - (Many times there aren't any symptoms.)
- Cervical: Abnormal bleeding, abnormal vaginal discharge
- Uterine: Abnormal bleeding
- Ovarian: Abdominal pain and bloating, urinating more frequently, abnormal bleeding. Often there are no symptoms.
- See your doctor if you believe there might be a problem, that's why they're there.
- New cancer treatments including biologic treatments
- We talked about more, listen to find out the rest.
Who is Dr. Noah
Goldman?
Dr. Goldman is a board certified and fellowship trained Gynecologic
Oncologist and serves in the role of Associate Professor and Vice
Chair of Clinical Affairs, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s
Health, and the Associate Division Director of the Division of
Gynecologic Oncology at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey. Previously, Dr. Goldman
served as the Subspecialty Director of Gynecologic Oncology at The
Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, New Jersey. He previously held
academic and teaching positions at the New York University School
of Medicine and Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore
Medical Center.
Dr. Goldman treats women with preinvasive and invasive disease of
the female genital tract including cervix, uterine, ovarian,
vulvar, and vaginal cancers. He has a special interest in the use
of minimally-invasive surgery to treat women with gynecologic
malignancies as well as complex gynecologic issues, including the
use of the DaVinci® Robotics System. He has taught on this subject
at national and international meetings and published in
peer-reviewed literature.
Dr. Goldman earned a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University
of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - New Jersey Medical School
and an undergraduate degree in Biochemistry from the University of
Rochester. He also completed an internship and residency in
Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in
New York, where he also served as the Administrative Chief
Resident. Dr. Goldman completed his fellowship in Gynecologic
Oncology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore
Medical Center in the Bronx, New York.
Dr. Goldman's advice to
women:
Know yourself and know what's normal for you. Take the initiative
to seek help if there's something that just doesn't seem right to
you. Go to the doctor and have your screenings.
Dr. Goldman's
superpower:
The ability to help people feel calm. Patients walk into his office
anxious because of the word cancer, but leave knowing they'll be
taken care of.
Where to find good information about women's
cancer:
Society of Gynecologic Oncology: sgo.org
- And -
To learn more or connect with the Foundation for Women's Cancer (FWC), please visit their website at foundationforwomenscancer.org or follow the FWC on:
Facebook: facebook.com/foundationforwomenscancer
Instagram: instagram.com/foundationforwomenscancer
Twitter: twitter.com/GYNCancer
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Have a blessed week,
Jen
p.s.
Why am I interviewing someone who isn't a woman or a mom with a
chronic illness? Listen until the end and find out!
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