In honor of breast cancer awareness month we have a very special guest Dr Christa Jillard-Ilić to talk all about breast cancer screening and prevention.
After completing her general surgery residency as MUSC, Christa went on to complete a fellowship at Duke university in Endocrine and breast surgery .
She is active with the American Society of Breast Surgeons and the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons. She also has received the Hidden Scar Certificate of Training from Invuity, a surgical device manufacturer, making her the first surgeon in Savannah to perform this advanced approach to breast cancer surgery that hides scars.
Dr. Jillard- Ilić helped to found the High Risk Breast Cancer Clinic which is the only one of its kind in the Lowcountry and Coastal Empire. Dr. Jillard’s aspirations for the clinic are to fill a void in the community with respect to that area of women’s health.
Dr. Christa Jillard- Ilić cares passionately about women’s health, and her focus has been on increasing awareness and staying up to date on the changes in breast cancer treatment and screening
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, according to the American Cancer Society, and thyroid cancer affects women in greatly disproportionate numbers. According to ACS, more than 70 percent of the 56,000 new cases of thyroid cancer that will be diagnosed in the United States in 2017 will be found in women.
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