Mary Capano, RN, breast cancer survivor for 13 years, is a personal care coordinator for those going through similar ordeals at St. Agnes Hospital’s Breast Center. Selected for the innovative position with its launch at the Catholic facility in 2002, Capano offers women and men undergoing breast cancer treatment understanding, support, education and assistance that only a trained professional and sister sufferer can provide.

A Catonsville resident, Capano is a wife and a mother of three. She is a certified Breast Health Navigator and is currently studying for her master’s degree in nursing at the College of Notre Dame of Maryland.