10/17/2021
In the midst of tackling a new job and moving back to her hometown of Austin, 27-year-old Hattie Sherman found a suspicious lump in her breast. On her first day at her new job, she received a call that she had a three-centimeter triple negative tumor. While both her mother and grandmother had experienced breast cancer, Hattie never expected to be dealing with it at 27. Hattie, her family, and her physician, Debra Patt, M.D., PH.D., MBA, medical oncologist at Texas Oncology–Austin Central and St. David’s Medical Center, advocate for women to be aware of their risk factors and take preventative steps, such as regular screenings and consulting your physician about genetic testing if you have family history.