 My name is Mira Helman. I am a gynecologic oncologist here at Hackensack University Medical Center. My role here is a gynecologic oncology surgeon, which means I do surgery for gynecologic cancers such as ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, cervical cancer. Why I chose to become a cancer surgeon is actually a funny story. I was in medical school and I was going to be a pediatrician, and then I realized I don't like sync sick children. So I continued on my rotations in search of what I wanted to do. And I started my obstetrics and gynecology rotation, and I started it on the gynecologic oncology service. And it was love at first sight. The field runs the gamut from the initial diagnosis to end stage, including palliative care, and it really allows us the ability to care for the entire patient from beginning all the way through treatments, hopefully, to cure. Taking care of a patient means taking care of the whole patient, and that includes their families as well. I feel it's very, very important to involve the family and the patient's care to the extent that the patient wants the family involved. I'm fortunate that I love my job. I am always excited to come into work because the environment that I work in is a supportive environment, both for the patients and for the doctors and the staff. We provide the highest level of care, which gives me pride in my work, that I can go home at the end of the day and say, I help people, I help them the best way that's possibly out there.