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10 October

October is

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Make It A Girls Night Out

ommunity Hospital-Fairfax recognized National

Breast Cancer Awareness Month by offering two
evening mammography clinics October 8 and 22.
Director of Radiology Beth Mackey explains that the
evening mammography services help women remember
how important early detection can be in preventing
breast cancer.
We want to give everyone the opportunity to have
a mammography, so women who work during the day
can come in the evening. Also, people may realize
how important mammograms are if we are offering more
opportunities for women to get them, Mackey said.
Exams are important, especially because 75 percent
of women diagnosed with breast cancer have no known
risk factors, and the sooner breast cancer is detected,
the easier and faster it can be treated.
To make screenings convenient for all schedules,
Community Hospital-Fairfax has been offering evening
mammos every month for several years in addition to the
exams made by appointment on a daily basis.
Speak with your doctor today about breast cancer
screening. Make your next mammogram fun by scheduling
an appointment along with your sister or closest gal pal,
then treat yourselves to dinner or a movie afterward! Turn
a regular screening visit into a girls night out!

Early Detection Saves Lives

Seminar to be held on October 15, 2015 at SMC
Clarinda Regional Health Center/Press Release

ctober is National Breast

Cancer Awareness Month,
and Shenandoah Medical Center
(SMC) invites the community
to an educational seminar
an d m e e t - an d - gr e e t wit h
y
four providers at the Early
Detection Saves Lives event.
Breast cancer is the leading
g
cause of cancer among women
in the United States and more
than 33,000 women currently
live with the diagnosis. SMC
Medical Providers have treated
a much higher rate of late-stage
breast cancer in Southwest
Iowa, which needlessly increases
the mortality rate. Early Detection
Saves Lives, to be held on October
15, 2015 at SMC is an opportunity
for women and men to learn about
breast health, treatment of breast
cancer and the advantage of early
detection from self-examination
and mammography. Speakers
will include: Rebecca Rose, MD,
General Surgeon; Pavan Kumar
Tandra, MD, Medical Oncologist
and Hematologist; Renee Johnson,
ARNP, Womens Health Practitioner,

and Kristen Thatcher, ARNP, Oncology

Nurse Practitioner.
Discussing breast cancer can be

scary; however, a strong message of

hope can prevail. The majority of breast
cancers can be treated successfully
when detected early. Most of what
we see at SMC is later stage breast
cancer Stages 3 and 4, remarked
Dr. Rebecca Rose. She continued,
Our message is one of hope to women
and men because breast cancer death
rates have declined over the past two
decades, due in large part to early
detection. Dr. Tandra, the newest
member of the SMC Cancer Care team
said, I am very excited to join this

team with Kristen Thatcher, ARNP

and work with SMC to increase public
awareness about the need for early
detection of breast cancer because
it is a curable disease with early
detection.
Early Detection Saves Lives
Seminar:
5 p.m. - Dr. Rebecca Rose - Breast
Cancer: Breast Cancer Examination
& Detection In-Depth
5:30 p.m. - Dr. Pavan Kumar
Tandra - Medical Oncologists Role
in Treating Breast Cancer
6 p.m. - Kristen Thatcher, ARNP
- A Survivor for Survivors
6:30 p.m. - R e n e e J o h n s o n ,
ARNP - Why Are Annual Exams
Important?
A s a spec i a l ser vi c e t o t he
community, all of the providers
will be available for one-on-one
conversations where members of the
public can privately discuss their
concerns and ask questions.
The public is invited to learn
more about how Early Detection
Saves Lives by joining this event
or by visiting one of the SMC caring
healthcare professionals and visiting
the SMC website: smchospital.com.

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For your convenience Community

Hospital-Fairfax is scheduling evening
mammogram appointments on
October 8 and 22.

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 The American Cancer

Society recommends
mammograms on a
yearly basis after age 40.
 CH-F offers Digital
Mammography, which
improves the detection
of breast cancer.
 Mammos can be
scheduled during the
week at CH-F.
 Call your primary care
provider to determine
when you need to
schedule a mammogram.

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