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Belleville, NJ – October marks National
Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM) and Clara Maass Medical Center
(CMMC), an affiliate of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System,
hopes to help in spreading knowledge about breast cancer among
the members of its surrounding community.
Since NBCAM began in 1985, mammography rates have more than doubled
for women age 50 and older and breast cancer deaths have declined.
This is great news; however, there are still women who do not take
advantage of early detection at all.
It is important for women to practice the elements of good breast
health and it is suggested that women obtain regular mammography
screening starting at the age of 40, obtain annual clinical breast
exams, perform monthly breast self-exams, and obtain a risk assessment
from a physician.
“If all women age 40 and older took advantage of early
detection methods such as mammography and clinical breast exam,
breast cancer death rates would drop much further, up to 30 percent,” says
James Heimann, M.D., medical director of Radiology at Clara Maass
Medical Center. “The key to mammography screening is that
it be done routinely because once is just not enough.”
The National Breast Cancer Awareness Month program is dedicated
to increasing public knowledge about the importance of early detection
of breast cancer. Fifteen national public service organizations,
professional associations, and government agencies comprise the
Board of Sponsors, who work together to ensure that the NBCAM message
is heard by thousands of women and their families.
For more information, or to schedule your mammogram, please call
1.888.724.7123.
Clara Maass Medical Center, an affiliate of the Saint Barnabas
Health Care System, provides a complete continuum of care to
residents of northern New Jersey. Clara Maass
Centers of medical excellence include the Women’s Health
Center, Nuclear Medicine, The Cancer Center at Clara Maass, Diagnostic
Cardiac Services including Cardiac Catheterization, Emergency
Angioplasty and Rehabilitation, The Pain Management Center, The
Joint & Spine Institute, a Vascular Center, Same Day Surgery,
The Wound Center at Clara Maass, The Center for Sleep Disorders,
The Bariatric Surgery Center, Rehabilitation Services, Comprehensive
Ophthalmology Services, Maternity Services and Parent
Education, as well as Pediatrics. For a physician referral
or more information about Clara Maass, call 1-888-SBHS-123 or
visit www.saintbarnabas.com.
Date: October 1, 2009
Contact: Cathy Toscano
973-450-2996
ctoscano@sbhcs.com
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