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Dr. Marcia Bowling helps' patients battle and overcome serious gynecological cancers with a frank but caring attitude that injects a level of positive determination into the doctor-patient relationship.
Known for spicing up her wardrobe with whimsically patterned pantyhose, Bowling is a doctor who works hard to make sure her patients' needs are met.
"She's a huge women's advocate," said Dianne Dunkelman, president and CEO of Speaking of Women's Health, a national nonprofit for women's wellness. "Her attitude is that you can't change the facts but you can work with the facts."
That straightforward compunction might come from Bowling's New York roots. Born in New York City, the 49-year-old Bowling talks fast like a New Yorker and espouses the take-no-prisoners attitude of an East Coaster.
Bowling works...