Affinity Breast Cancer Center

Hi Ladies,

Back on August 18th I had the opportunity to tour the new St. Elizabeth Hospital Breast Center.
It's located on the first floor at St. E's and has the latest technology for detecting breast cancer.
It's a beautiful, completely new area built with us in mind.

About 1 in 8 women in the United States (12%) will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. A woman’s risk of breast cancer approximately doubles if she has a first-degree relative (mother, sister, daughter) who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. About 70-80% of breast cancers occur in women who have no family history of breast cancer. These occur due to genetic abnormalities that happen as a result of the aging process and life in general, rather than inherited mutations. The most significant risk factors for breast cancer are gender (being a woman) and age (growing older).

I urge all women to get your yearly mammogram beginning at age 40 unless you have a history of breast cancer in your family, then talk to your doctor about a screening before age 40. I just had a mammogram using the new digital equipment, it's so easy and fast. The technologists are caring and walk you through the entire process. Don't put off getting your yearly mammogram.

You can take a virtual tour of the new St. E's Breast Center by going on-line at www.affinityhealth.org You can see the comfortable reception area, coffee bar, private waiting area, plus the amazing technology that's so integral in early breast cancer detection.

If you don't like the idea of making an appointment, if it makes you nervous waiting for the day to arrive, fret no longer. Every Wednesday between 8 AM and 2 PM you can walk into the new breast center for a mammogram. How easy is that.

So ladies, please, please, please, don't delay any longer. Schedule your mammogram today.