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| One Jamaican woman's passion for health care may very well save the lives of countless numbers of women, with the gift of a new mammography machine to screen breast cancer at the St. Joseph's Hospital at 22 Deanery Road in Kingston. The General Electric mammography machine was last year donated by Hyacinth Kidman...
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Women can access the services of the machine at the hospital's X-Ray Unit twice weekly on Wednesdays and Fridays between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. All major health cards are accepted for payment of the standard $2,000 fee per mammogram, and results are usually ready in two days. Referrals by physicians are accepted, as are persons wishing to access the services without a referral.
The Donation
One Jamaican woman's passion for health care may very well save the lives of countless numbers of women, with the gift of a new mammography machine to screen breast cancer at the St. Joseph's Hospital at 22 Deanery Road in Kingston. The General Electric mammography machine was last year donated by Hyacinth Kidman, a US-based Jamaican radiologist, to the Marian Centre for Breast Disease, which is located in St. Joseph's near the Radiology Department.
The Importance of Getting Tested
Breast examinations are critical, especially as they relate to older women.All women at age 35 should have their first baseline examination done, and all other women 40 years and over should get an annual mammogram as part of their yearly check-up.
Some risk factors for developing breast cancer include:
A family history of breast cancer
Obesity
The early onset of menstruation or the start of monthly periods
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