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Major step in personalized treatment — Thanks to a 2007 research grant from Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, scientists identified a set of 50 genes that oncologists can potentially use to tailor individualized treatments for all breast cancer patients.
Baxter Regional Medical Center: Mobile Mammography Unit Outreach
Grant Award Amount: $90,304
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THE MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY UNIT (MMU) PROGRAM OF BAXTER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER HAS RECOGNIZED THREE BARRIERS TO WOMEN OBTAINING YEARLY MAMMOGRAMS: 1)ACCESS , 2) AFFORDABILITY AND 3) LACK OF TIME. THE MMU PROGRAM ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS BY TRAVELING TO REMOTE AREAS AND WORKPLACES TO OFFER AN EFFICIENT AND REDUCED COST MAMMOGRAPHY PROGRAM TO THOSE UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, AS WELL AS THOSE WOMEN WHO ARE LIMITED BECAUSE OF THEIR WORK SCHEDULE. EDUCATING WOMEN OF THE IMPORTANCE OF BREAST CANCER AND YEARLY MAMMOGRAMS, DISPELLING COMMOM MYTHS AND UPDATING WOMEN ON THE LATEST ADVANCES IN DETECTION AND CARE ARE ALL IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF DEALING WITH EVERY PATIENT. EXTRA SEPECIAL ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING THEIR FIRST MAMMOGRAM, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE REGULAR MAMMOGRAMS OR TO THOSE NEW TO THE MMU. ENCOURAGING PATIENTS TO DEVELOP A ROUTINE OF YEARLY MAMMOGRAMS AND PROPER BREAST CARE IS ESSENTIAL. THE MMU IS OPEN TO ALL WOMEN IN NEED OF A YEARLY SCREENING. SUSAN G. KOMEN FOR THE CURE IS THE PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE FOR BRMC’S MMU.
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