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OntarioBreastScreeningProgram(OBSP)locationsonHamiltonMountainconsolidate
CIBCBreastAssessmentCentre’sOBSPwelcomeswomenwithnosignsofbreastcancerforroutinebreastscreening
(HAMILTON,ON--Nov.10,2016)HamiltonMountain’stwoOntarioBreastScreeningProgram(OBSP)sitesareconsolidatingasofNov.21,withChedokeOBSPstaffandequipmentmovingtothestate-of-the-artCIBCBreastAssessmentCentrelocatedattheJuravinskiHospitalandCancerCentre.“ThisconsolidationmeansthatformerChedokeclients,alongwithanyeligibleHamiltonareawomen,cannowhavetheirroutinebreastscreeningdoneatoneofthemostadvancedassessmentcentresofitskindinCanada,”saidRegionalCancerProgramDirectorCarolRand.“FormerChedokeclientswillseethesamefriendly,familiarfacesatthenewlocation.Andshouldaclienthaveanabnormalscreeningresult,they’llbefamiliarwiththeCIBCBreastAssessmentCentre,whichoffersleading-edgecareinthediagnosisofbreastcancerwhilealsoreducingtheneedformultipleappointmentsandminimizingthetimespentwaitingfortestresults.”TheCIBCBreastAssessmentCentreopenedin2014,offeringcomprehensive,multi-disciplinaryandleading-edgecareinthediagnosisofbreastcancer.Italsoactsasaregionalresourceforwomenathighriskofdevelopingbreastcancer.TheOBSPisaprovincialprogramofferingfree,high-qualitymammogramstoOntariowomenaged50to74withnosignsofbreastcancer.It’srecommendedthatthesewomengetamammogrameverytwoyearsaspartoftheirroutinemedicalcare,sinceearlydetectionthroughmammographycanresultinsignificanthealthbenefitsincludingincreasedtreatmentoptionsandbettersurvivalrates.HealthcareprofessionalsrecommendthatwomenhavebreastscreeningdonethroughtheOBSP,whichmustmeetstandardsincludingaccreditationbytheCanadianAssociationofRadiologistsandwell-developedqualityassuranceactivities. TheCIBCBreastAssessmentCentre’sOBSPisopenMondaytoFriday,8a.m.to5p.m.andeverysecondSaturdayfrom8a.m.to4p.m.“Wemayextendhoursevenfurther,basedondemand,”saidRand.“We’recommittedtomakingroutinebreastscreeningaseasyandconvenientaspossible.”
ParkingisavailableatnearbyhospitalgaragesonConcessionandPoplarStreets.MeteredstreetparkingisalsoavailableandtheHamiltonStreetRailway(HSR)busservicestopsatthehospital.TheCIBCBreastAssessmentCentrealsooffersconvenientdropoffandpickupforclientsatitsfrontdoors.
Transportationisstillavailablethroughavolunteerdriverprogram.Pleaseletthestaffknowifthisisrequiredwhenbookingyourappointment.
Womencanbooktheirmammogrambycalling905-389-0101.-30-
Mediacontact:LiseDiebel,HealthPromotion/CommunicationsCoordinator,HamiltonNiagaraHaldimandBrantRegionalCancerProgramOffice:905-521-2100,ext.79280Cell:[email protected]
