The Hidden History of Breast Cancer

May 2023

Dr. Stacy Wentworth

This evening was an incredible lecture given by Dr. Stacy Wentworth, a practicing radiation oncologist at Atrium/Wake Forest Baptist Med Center where her clinical work is devoted to caring for cancer patients and their families. She is currently working on her first book, a work of nonfiction about the phenomenal Dr. Bernard Fisher who shaped nearly everything we know about modern breast cancer treatment. His story is straight off the pages of ones like Hidden Figures and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. His life was one of advocacy in the name of science on behalf of and alongside women. He was a model for all of us who care about and for women. Stacy covered the incredible, untold story of breast cancer diagnosis/treatment/and care, and described the life of Dr. Fisher whose life was dedicated to treating this disease.

Our evening with Stacy ignited so much discussion and reflection on women’s health and women’s rights, and it was equally empowering to witness her commitment to this subject she is so passionate about. A gem of a person, this was a priceless evening with Dr. Wentworth.