Posted: 03/27/2012
AKRON, Ohio - A University of Akron researcher, who watched a loved one die from cancer, took charge of the deadly disease in her mind.
She couldn't stop thinking of how to beat it, so no one has to go through what she watched her family suffer from.
After years of working closely with big name cancer experts across the country, she is now developing a safer breast implant for women who opt for reconstruction after a breast cancer diagnosis.
During the process of reconstruction following mastectomy, a new kind of implant could actually fight infection, scarring and even cancer.
She couldn't stop thinking of how to beat it, so no one has to go through what she watched her family suffer from.
After years of working closely with big name cancer experts across the country, she is now developing a safer breast implant for women who opt for reconstruction after a breast cancer diagnosis.
During the process of reconstruction following mastectomy, a new kind of implant could actually fight infection, scarring and even cancer.
