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NHCPR brings awareness to breast cancer Regional NewsThe month of October is Breast Cancer Awareness month which seeks to make women and men aware of the symptoms, treatments, counseling, and fundraising associated with breast cancer.
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Barquist Clinic Offers Well-Woman Appointments ArchiveThis month, the Fort Detrick Barquist Army Health Clinic will begin offering obstetric and well-woman appointments.
Shannon Bishop
USAG Public Affairs
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VA now offers onsite mammography FeaturesWASHINGTON -- The staff of the Washington D.C. VA Medical Center is committed to providing women Veterans with the right care, in the right place, at the right time with state-of-the-art equipment and technology. On Oct. 7, this goal became a little easier with the opening of the Women’s Health Clinic’s new state-of-the-art Mammography Suite which offers both 2-D (conventional) and 3-D (Tomosynthesis -problem solving) X-ray mammography.
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Looking For The signs Of Breast CancerArchiveOctober is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month across the nation. Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed non-skin cancer in women with one out of every eight women developing breast cancer their lifetime. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women in the United States. Approximately 39,510 women and 410 men in the U.S. are projected to die from breast cancer this year. By Barquist Health Clinic staff 1 Min Read -
Clinic stresses early detection for Breast Cancer Awareness MonthRegional NewsMammography rates have more than doubled for women ages 50 and older, and breast cancer deaths have declined since the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month campaign began in October 1985. By Mindy Ashton Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River 1 Min Read -
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center earns certifications, accreditations FeaturesIn a continued commitment to provide quality care to its patients and measures of standards in excellence, Walter Reed Bethesda's mammography, radiation safety, orthotics and prosthetics, sleep disorders, cancer, along with pathology, laboratory and a number of other areas have received distinguished honors for their accomplishments.
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