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Raquel Ortega

An oncology nurse for nine years, Raquel Ortega, RN, OCN, coordinates patient care at a regional hospital breast health program in Bowling Green, Kentucky. She assists individuals from the moment an abnormal mammogram is identified through their initial round of therapy. Ortega graduated from Western Carolina University with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Is Stage 3 Breast Cancer Curable? Survival & Treatment Cancer
Is a Lumpectomy an Outpatient Procedure?Procedures
How Long Does Swelling Last After a Mastectomy?Cancer
How Much Does an Aromatase Inhibitor Reduce Risk of Recurrence?Cancer
How Often Are Intramammary Lymph Nodes Cancerous?Cancer
Is Inflammatory Breast Cancer Curable? Survival Odds Cancer
Breast Cancer Veins Pictures: What Do They Look Like?Cancer
Do Root Canals Cause Breast Cancer?Dental
What Percentage of Suspicious Breast Calcifications Are Cancer?Cancer
What Does Breast Cancer Pain Feel Like?Cancer
Why Can’t You Keep Your Nipples After a Mastectomy?Cancer
When Should You Start Getting Mammograms If You Have Family History?Tests
Can a Breast Biopsy Really Spread Cancer?Cancer
Can Breast Tissue Grow Back After Mastectomy?Cancer
Do You Lose Your Hair With Radiation for Breast Cancer?Cancer
What Is a Pathological Complete Response (pCR)?Cancer
Does Enhancement on a Breast MRI Mean Cancer?Cancer
Can a CT Scan With Contrast Detect Breast Cancer?Tests
TNBC Photos: What Triple-Negative Cancer Looks Like Cancer
Does DCIS Make You Tired? Causes and Contributing Factors Cancer
Can a Breast Abscess Be a Sign of Cancer?Cancer
Why Does Breast Cancer Kill? The Process Explained Cancer
What Does a Breast Cancer Lump Feel Like to Touch?Cancer
How Soon After Breast Cancer Surgery Does Chemo Start?Cancer
How Quickly Does Paget’s Disease of the Breast Progress?Cancer
What Does Skin Thickening on Breast Look Like?Cancer
Chances of Breast Cancer at 40: What You Need to Know Cancer
What Is the Treatment for Atypical Cells in the Breast?Cancer
What Is a Palpable Mass and When Should You Worry?Tests
Can Men Get Mammograms? Why and What to Expect Tests