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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Speare Memorial Hospital (603) 536-1120 | |
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October 12, 2006 | |
Breast Screening Clinic Offered by Speare Memorial Hospital Available to women 40 and older who do not have insurance | |
| PLYMOUTH, N.H. --- PLYMOUTH, N.H. --- Speare Memorial Hospital is offering a Breast Screening Clinic to women 40 years and older who do not have insurance and have never had a mammogram, or have not had a mammogram within the last year, on Wednesday, October 25. The clinic includes an education component, clinical exam and a mammogram. The charge for the mammogram is $75 and includes the radiologist fees for reading and interpretation. | |
| "As October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the purpose of the clinic is to educate women about the disease and the importance of breast self-examination, as well as the need to have an annual exam by a trained health care provider" notes Kim MacKay, director of Social Services at Speare Memorial Hospital. | |
| Women interested in the Breast Screening Clinic are asked to pre-register by October 23 and can do so by calling Kim MacKay at 603-238-2216. | |
| "Early detection is the best protection," says Kerry Rockwell, SMH´s nurse director of oncology. "While a diagnosis of breast cancer can be overwhelming, advancements in technology and medicine make it a chronic disease that can be managed and treated." | |
| Speare Memorial Hospital is a 24-hour, acute care, non-profit community hospital and health care provider serving Plymouth, and the communities of central New Hampshire, for more than a century. | |
| Michele Barney Hutchins Director of Community Relations Speare Memorial Hospital (603) 238-6468 mhutchins@spearehospital.com |