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endment of MAMMO MONDAYS AT ABRAZO CENTRAL CAMPUS
80 percent of accepting the care • 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Mondays on Oct. 14, 21 and 28, and Nov. 4. ing her bike a
ution, and breast cancers oc- needed and main- unconscious. J
community’s • Abrazo Central Campus, 2000 W. Bethany Home Rd., Phoenix.
cur in women with taining family, work • Call 844-808-6370 to schedule a mammogram Or visit AbrazoHealth.com/ ered in the hos
public issues. no family histo- and social require- Mammo. healthy again
ry or known risk ments of their jour- minds her frie
dge ... factors. Cancers ney through can- phy is its ability to deter- get screened annually. helmet and lo
s newspaper as in younger wom- cer. Battling any mine overlapping tissue On each Monday while riding t
en tend to be more type of cancer is a that on 2D could look like through Nov. 4, Abra-
ommunity aggressive, she Sherry team effort among a suspicious area. The 3D zo Central Campus is ex- Western S
er place to says, so early de- Gage the patient, physi- technology is more pre- tending its hours for School’s first
hrough our tection is critical. cians, caregivers, cise, allowing physicians mammography appoint- to School Da
onscientious The American family and friends. to view each layer of tis- ments for those who need cess! Thank
Society of Breast Sur- A recent development sue in the breast. This a little extra time after na and her fa
e information geons and the American in breast cancer detection decreases the likelihood a work day. The Breast ing their stor
o make their College of Radiology rec- is the use of three-dimen- of return visits for more Health Center at Abra- keep our stud
decisions ommend screenings as sional or 3D mammogra- tests. zo Central Campus, 2000 #LESDSafet
sues. early as age 40, but those phy, which has proven to The progress of the W. Bethany Home Rd., Community #
news with with a family history may significantly increase di- breast cancer aware- will be open until 7 p.m. met — Litchfi
acy, purposeful consider being screened agnostic imaging quali- ness movement is undeni- on Mondays each week on Elementary Sc
ness, objectivity, sooner. For women at ty to assist in detection of able. Still, women should Oct. 14, 21 and 28, and on
nd compassion. high risk or who have early stage breast cancer. be proactive about know- Nov. 4. Way to go,
inion pages to been found to be positive Patients often can’t ing their breast density Sherry R. Gage, RTRM, is did a great jo
munity debate, for the BRCA1 or BRCA2 tell the difference during and risk assessment val- director of oncology services your story. I’m
at Abrazo Central Campus in
e it with our gene mutation, screening their screening, but a key ue, and no matter their Phoenix. you were not
is advised as early as be- benefit of 3D mammogra- schedule, make time to jured. — Mar
ur own conflicts
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ent strives homeless are into robbing, part-time landscaping and back to Wichita, Kan- son who let me move in on
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that have
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vantage of who and what- fied nursing school. needed someone to care Not a month after, I found to be on
ever they can. As for my- I was so excited to final- for him. So in April 2014 I out he was a registered sex
f our readers. self, I have had so many ly get out of the desert. But
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