Jane Escher: Patients of Courage Honoree

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Jane Escher was diagnosed, at age 82, with an aggressive basal cell carcinoma on her nose, a cancer she successfully fought twice before. She sought the expertise of a MOHS' surgeon, but the cancer ended up being more widespread than initially believed and was left with a large nasal defect that ended up requiring a forehead flap reconstruction. Escher returned to work within a week despite having a pedicle still attached to her flap because she did not want to miss her work as an outreach nurse for the Shore Regional Breast Center giving uninsured women access to life-saving cancer screenings. She is an inspiration to everyone around her, especially her young cancer patients, as they are inspired seeing an elder woman tackle the difficulties of skin cancer and reconstructive surgeries. She is a senior citizen who never let cancer slow her down in her quest to care for others as a nurse at the underserved Shore Regional Breast Center.

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