Entries by Ginny Mason

Raising Awareness for IBC at NCoBC 2026

The 35th Annual Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference, hosted by the National Consortium of Breast Centers, brought together breast care professionals, advocates, survivors, and leaders from across the country to Cleveland, […]

Finding the best IBC care for YOU! by Phyllis Johnson

Once upon a time finding treatment for inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) was a daunting task. While there were experts scattered around, they didn’t offer coordinated care for oncology, surgery, and […]

IBC Finally Has A Diagnostic Code!

Did you know each medical issue has a code that impacts billing by a medical provider, impacts treatment, and impacts published statistics on the number of people diagnosed with a given […]

What an ICD Code Means to Me

Early April, 1998. The surgeon told me that I needed a biopsy for a form of cancer because the antibiotic he prescribed didn’t work on the red/purple, streaky circle covering […]