First hour: New mammogram guidelines and a conversation about breast reconstructive surgery
Second hour: Two television hosts, covering food and travel: Lidia Bastianich and Katie DeTar
An estimated 60,000-80,000 women in the U.S. have mastectomies each year, but only about 30 percent have reconstructive surgery. While some aren’t candidates for it, many others cite a wide range of factors for declining the option. We'll talk to a doctor and patient. We'll also discuss the new guidelines from the American Cancer Society: the recommendation that women have their first mammogram at age 45, with screenings every year. Our guests:
Howard Langstein, MD, chief of plastic and reconstructive surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center
Avis O’Connell, MD, clinical imaging sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center
Heidi Banser, breast cancer survivor and reconstruction patient
In our second hour, Lidia Bastianich, longtime public television host and the matriarch of one of the most influential restaurant families in the country, joins us in studio.
Then we'll welcome Katie DeTar, the host of a new show on WXXI-TV and PBS stations called Fringe Benefits. The show is a kind of travelogue starring Rochester-based talent.