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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 2009-10-07, Page 3Goderich Signal -Star, Wednesday, October 7, 2009 - Page 3 Foundation launches digital mammography campaign Dominique Milburn signal -star staff Coinciding with the national breast cancer awareness month, the Alex- andra Marine and General Hospital (AMGH) Foundation has launched its latest capital campaign. The three-year Keeping Abreast Campaign kicked -off around the community this weekend, aiming to raise $550,000 toward digital mam- mography equipment that will bring AMGH up-to-date with the latest in breast cancer screening. "It's the gold -standard in screen- ing," said foundation executive di- rector Heather Glenister. . The Keeping Abreast Campaign has been designed to address two purposes. The first, said Glenister, is to help keep AMGH abreast with the newest breast cancer screening technology available. The second, to keep area women abreast of breast - health. The campaign aims to bring in full -field digital mammography equipment that enhances both the quality of its slides, as well as the delivery. "This machine is [the latest in the field]," said Glenister. "There is no film, no nothing. Pictures are taken right into the computer, viewable di- rectly by radiologists." "There is no threat of anything be- ing lost." The MAMMOMAT Inspiration is a full -field digital mammography system designed to meet the needs of the patient, the user and clinician. According to manufacturer, Siemens Canada, new compression technolo- gies, paddle design and mood light- ing offer the latest in patient com- fort. The MAMMOMAT Inspiration is said to be a future -proof solution for stereotactic biopsy. and 3D imaging using tomosynthesis. "The next level of digital mam- mography allows us to take a very Photo by Denny Scott Shoppers Drug -Mart will be selling leaves and raffle tickets throughout the next two weeks in. support of the Keeping Abreast Campaign. Above, Shoppers Drug -Mart pharmacy owner Gordon Matthews, Mayor Deb Shewfelt, former breast cancer patient and current member of the mammography project steering committee, Carolyn Parks -Mintz and Manager Theresa Thomas offer up some barbecue for the cause. high resolution image and transmit it directly to immediate viewing and storage in our department," Colleen Maguire, manager of diagnostic im- aging at AMGH has said through the Foundation. "The advances in image quality and resolution are substantial as well, allowing us to see tumors when they are only the size of a pin- head. This will yield even earlier de- tection and a higher survival rate." One in every nine Ontario women has a chance of developing breast cancer at some point in her life if she lives to be 85 -year-old. While there is no way to prevent this type of can- cer, finding it early dramatically in- creases the rate of cure. The Ontario Breast Screening Program is a key part of the process. It's a program overseen by Cancer Care Ontario and is free to women 50 and older. The Goderich site has seen an in- crease from 17 per cent to 54 per cent of eligible Huron County women participating since the local program began in 2001. If the number could rise to more than 70 per cent, 40 per cent more lives could be saved. Having recently updated that ca- pabilities of the program to cross- reference and view film and digital images, the next step to improve the process is to become fully digital. Over the past few weeks, the foundation has established a steer- ing committee, comprised of 10 area women, who will take the reigns in overseeing the project. In the New Year, the committee plans to embark on a series of speaking engagements and fundraising events. While specif- ic fundraising events have yet to be established for early 2010, Glenister said third -party fundraising has prov- en powerful in the past. 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