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Thanks Lynne Bentley

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Lynn was a great deal of help. It was nice to know someone would be there for you and that was their job, to help you through it – as a friend or a nurse.

Bentley is a masters prepared nurse with a clinical specialty in oncology and subspecialties in skin cancer/mela- noma and breast cancer. She has been an oncology nurse since 1985 and an advance practice oncology nurse since 1992. She became a Certified Breast Health Navigator in 2005. Bentley has been a member of SigmaThetaTau, the national honor society of nursing, since 1985.

The Breast Health Specialist helps physi- cians by serving as a triage manager in assessing patient’s educational and social needs, communicating information back to the physician and by appropriately refer- ring to the proper source for help. The Breast Health Specialist is also an edu- cator for other medical personnel in under- standing benign and malignant diseases, their treatment and the patient’s emotional and social recovery from the disease. The Breast Health Specialist uses public speaking engagements as an opportunity to educate the public on the early detec- tion of breast disease and breast exam skills. As a member of the State Breast Cancer Coalition, the BCH Breast Health Specialist is a public advocate for the needs of Boulder County breast cancer patients and their families.

This position requires skills as a support group leader.The Breast Health Specialist is charged with developing and maintain- ing breast cancer support groups and assisting with others, such as the newly formed support group for children and teens who have a family member with cancer. (For information on this support group, call 720-854-7057.

In summary, the Breast Health Specialist remains a constant caregiver and overseer of the patient and family’s educational, emotional and social needs while assist- ing the patient and family to navigate the health care system.

Boulder Community Hospital’s Breast Health Specialist, Lynne Bentley, RN, can be reached at 720-854-7057

Posted on October 11, 2006 at 4:24:05 PM by Jill ( Link, 0 comments)