May 1: Denver
Rocky Mountain Tri Club talk, The Science of Endurance and Recovery, with Alex Hutchinson
May 3-5: Lincoln, NE
Lincoln Marathon expo
May 7: Santa Fe, NM
Santa Fe Institute science seminar: What Beer and Running Taught Me About the Scientific Process
May 9: Albuquerque, NM
Bookworks
May 10: Santa Fe
Santa Fe Science Writing Workshop
May 28 – June 1: Orlando, Florida
American College of Sports Medicine annual conference, From Lab Bench to Newsroom: How I Went from Doing Science to Writing About It
June 18: Edwards, Colorado
The Bookworm of Edwards book talk and signing
June 19: Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Bud Werner Memorial Library author series
June 24: Aspen, Colorado
Aspen Ideas Festival
July 1-5, 2019: Lausanne, Switzerland
World Conference of Science Journalists, Seeking elusive truths: How to judge statistical results as a non-statistician
September 5-9: Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
Metascience 2019: Research on the scientific process: Advances, challenges, and new directions
September 18-20: Boulder, Colorado
Training Peaks Endurance Coaching Summit
October 5: Salt Lake City, Utah
University of Utah seminar
October 14-18: Madison, Wisconsin
Writer in residence, University of Wisconsin
December 5: Menlo Park
Silicon Valley Health and Performance Summit
Christie Aschwanden 
So what is a body to do? I had my first lumpectomy due to DCIS @ 2002. I am currently scheduled for my second lumpectoy due to the diagnosis of LCIS in late 2013. My surgeon’s reply to “What if I decide NOT to have surgery but to be followed closely?” was that he “would not kick me out of his practice.” In my gut, I feel there is no need to further mutilate my breast. He is a highly regarded surgeon whom I like, that said, I do believe that surgeon’s are predisposed to perform surgery. It is what they do. With all of this information regarding mammography in the headlines, I am more confused than ever. I do not have the resources to seek 2nd or 3rd opinions. I have no known family history of breast cancer.
Kathy,
your experience illustrates how difficult these decisions are in real life. I just wrote a piece about DCIS. Some experts are arguing that it’s time to remove the word “carcinoma” from the name. There are no easy answers in situations like yours. I wish you all the best.
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