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Care Combined With Compassion

Spurs Successful Outcomes

Dr. Jason Hechtman’s Treatment Approach Treats Patients Like Family,
While Offering World-Class Cancer Care

Dr. Jason Hechtman has wanted to fight cancer since he that incorporate mental health and positivity.
was a little boy, and a beloved family member’s bout with the “What I try to do when I take care of patients is treat everybody
disease still inspires him today. His grandmother was diagnosed as I would my grandma, mother, or sister,” Hechtman explained.
with breast cancer while he was young, and Hechtman felt “I focus on how to talk and relate in that way, because family is
helpless that he couldn’t take care of her. the most important thing in everybody’s life. If you treat your
“My grandma was filled with life and vitality, and it was patient like you would treat your family, you can’t go wrong.”
hard for me to watch the life slowly get taken out of her as The fused relationship between TGH and USF Health
she got more tired and became sicker and sicker,” he said. “I has allowed Hechtman to utilize the research, expertise, and
didn’t know how to help her, so as I grew up, I knew I wanted “environment of learning” that a university structure offers.
to become a doctor.” “This environment breeds new avenues and openings, but
Hechtman is now on the medical staff at Tampa General oncoplastic surgery, hidden scar technique, and other minimally patients don’t always want to be bombarded with the science
Hospital (TGH) and was an assistant professor of breast surgery invasive breast interventions that maximize aesthetic outcomes. because it gets confusing,” Hechtman explained. “So instead,
at the University of South Florida (USF) Health Morsani Inspired by his relationship with his grandmother, Hechtman I really enjoy getting to know my patients, their parents, their
College of Medicine. He recently moved to Florida’s East has always focused on developing a close relationship with his children, what they do, what their likes and dislikes are, because
Coast and sees patients in West Palm Beach, Palm Springs, patients and their families, building trust and a system of support we’re going on a journey together, and that journey is not going
Wellington, and Jupiter. to improve patient outcomes and develop a continued road to to be for a short time. When I take care of my patients, I take
Hechtman specializes in the treatment of breast cancer and success. He works with patients to develop individualized plans care of them forever.”
breast diseases. He blends cutting-edge treatment options with
advanced surgical interventions to ensure patients not only “Service is our number one priority”
receive the best medical care possible, but also feel beautiful and
confident in the result. With more than 16 years of experience, 561-743-0070
Hechtman is an expert in breast lumpectomy, mastectomy,
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ultrasound, ultrasound-guided breast interventions, partial breast
radiation therapy, Savi Scout-guided breast resections, breast

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Could It Be

Dyslexia?

Expires 4/30/22.
By Jim Forgan, Ph.D., Licensed School Psychologist
State Licensed & Insured
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reading but not all struggles
are due to dyslexia. There
are many reasons why smart
kids struggle with reading.
Some have not been taught
using the optimal reading
program, other kids have
gaps due to the instruction
during COVID, while still NoN-Toxic cancer immunotherapy
others have problems with
memory or phonics.
Dyslexia as a broad term for a language-based learning
disability. This implies your child might have difficulty Available NoW
with pronouncing unfamiliar words, spelling words,
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a breakdown in one or more of these processing areas: the
awareness of sounds, remembering sounds, or rapidly naming
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