Nurse turned researcher studies breast cancer in Latinas

Maryellen Brisbois became interested in the issue of premature menopause brought on by chemotherapy, a common side effect that women going through breast cancer treatment experience. She found that while there was a lot of research on the subject in non-Latina women, there wasn’t much about the experiences of Latinas. Brisbois discovered that Latinas encountered significant challenges – many of which Caucasian women do not experience – while going through breast cancer treatment. Read more here.