ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - As Breast Cancer Awareness month wraps up, the fight for a cure continues — and this year, experts are closely watching a rare subtype of the disease.

Dr. Tari King, chief surgical officer at Emory University’s Winship Cancer Institute, said her job is to help women fighting breast cancer.

“[My] number one role is to improve the quality of life for women diagnosed with, living with, breast cancer to make sure that we’re moving the field forward,” she said.

As October comes to a close, she said there are some trends to celebrate.

“Treatments are getting better, fewer women are dying, but the disease isn’t going away,” King said. “So, we really do need to get in front of it.”

The American Cancer Society estimates just under 317,000 women will be diagn

See Full Page