KUTV is paying tribute to a Utah doctor who made waves in the early detection of breast cancer and treated 2News' very own Mary Nichols.In honor of Breast Canc
KUTV is paying tribute to a Utah doctor who made waves in the early detection of breast cancer and treated 2News' very own Mary Nichols.
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Nichols revisited with Dr. Brett Parkinson - the radiologist who read her mammogram, did her biopsy and ultimately detected her cancer along with hundreds of other women's'. Three years after leading the charge in his area of expertise, Parkinson, 68, is still changing the world of breast cancer detection post retirement.Eye on Utah: Take a tour inside Huntsman Cancer Institute's almost-finished women's center
While he has stepped down as Head of Mammography at the LDS Hospital, Parkinson is currently working for two companies: one to identify high-risk patients and track their outcomes, and another to train doctors around the world how to put a marker on a tumor to prevent two fewer invasive procedures before the patient undergoes surgery.
“This is a scary process, so my goal while I’m still around is to make that an easier process - to make screening more accessible," Parkinson said.
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