My friend S and I went to a breast cancer fundraiser this past weekend. We noticed they had done a Firetruck all up in pink! We bid on a few of the silent auction offerings and I brought home some 'melt in your mouth' shortbread cookies.
My mammogram a couple of days ago was done on new
sectra microdose mammography machines.
The new machines will detect smaller tumours and are great for women with dense breast tissue. It has a lot less radiation and only one take is necessary. With the old machines, you had to wait 10 minutes to see if the first pictures were good enough. The government is no longer paying for manual breast exams that the nurse would do at the screening. You will have to do these yourself preferably monthly, or have your doctor do them.
