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Another View: KaSandra’s Story
Tuesday, March 21, at 6:30 pm; rebroadcast Friday, March 24, at 11:30 pm
STATEWIDE – Hosted by Candace Kelley, Another View: KaSandra’s Story focuses on the prevalent women’s health issue of uterine fibroid tumor s through one woman’s eyes. The program airs on Tuesday, March 21, at 6:30 pm, and is rebroadcast on Friday, March 24, at 11:30 pm. Another View is web cast at njn.net and can be seen on NJN’s JerseyVision and on Time Warner Cable on channel 750 in New York. Closed-captioning is provided. Linda L. Coles is the executive producer of Another View.
According to studies, African American women are two to three times more likely to develop uterine fibroid tumors than white, Latino or Asian women. Fibroids also tend to be larger and occur at an earlier age in African American women. Another View examines why these differences exist and what treatment options are available through the eyes of KaSandra Williams.
When doctors diagnosed KaSandra Williams’ mother with fibroids, she knew that she may have to one day face the same diagnosis. When she began getting pains in her back, her doctor made it clear that, just like her mother, she too had to have fibroid surgery. Another View follows KaSandra’s journey as she researches her options and faces an inevitable operation to remove her fibroid tumors. From the operating room to the recovery room, viewers will be front and center as KaSandra deals with the challenges of surgery and recovery. Board Certified OB/GYN Dr. Andrea N. Price M.D. performs the surgery and explains management and treatment options. She also explains the choices that women have as they face fertility issues that often accompany fibroids and why African American women are disproportionately affected.
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