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Local Mammography Van Offers Breast Cancer Screening

October 13, 2022 Contributor

The Upstate Mobile Mammography Program is kicking off Breast Cancer Awareness Month with screening events to help women get up to date with their mammograms.

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Barclay: October Is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October 8, 2022 Contributor

Each year, nearly 17,000 women in New York state are diagnosed with breast cancer and it claims the lives of around 2,500 of them.

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Center For Wound Healing At Oswego Health Offers Treatments For Breast Cancer Survivors

October 2, 2022 Contributor

In 2018, more than 250,000 new cases of breast cancer were expected to be diagnosed in women in the United States (US), and roughly one in eight women will develop breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. This means that over time, breast cancer will play a part in nearly everyone’s life.

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Upstate University Hospital’s Mammography Van To Visit Oswego County Fair August 19

August 7, 2022 Contributor

Upstate University Hospital’s Mammography Van will visit the Oswego County Fair at 291 Ellisburg Street in Sandy Creek on Thursday, August 19, 2022. The screenings will be available between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. for women who have scheduled an appointment.

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SUNY Oswego Faculty Member Contributes To Breakthrough Breast Cancer Study

March 29, 2022 Contributor

Dr. Isabelle Bichindaritz, an associate professor of biomedical informatics and director of biomedical informatics programs for SUNY Oswego, was part of a team that made a breakthrough that can increase the odds of surviving breast cancer.

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Oswego Health Introduces New 3D Mammography Unit, Urges Patients To Get Screened

July 15, 2021 Kassadee Bradshaw

In an effort to better detect breast cancer in its patients, Oswego Health has invested in upgraded technology, a 3D mammography unit, which is now housed in its Fulton Medical Center and Oswego Hospital locations with plans to expand it to its Pulaski and Central Square locations as well.

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Oswego Health Encourages Women To Undergo Yearly Breast Cancer Screening

October 11, 2020 Contributor

In honor of national Breast Cancer Awareness Month, perhaps the most important action community members can take is to encourage the women they know to undergo a mammogram.

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Center For Wound Healing At Oswego Health Offers Treatments For Breast Cancer Survivors

October 5, 2020 Contributor

In 2018, more than 250,000 new cases of breast cancer were expected to be diagnosed in women in the United States (US), and roughly one in eight women will develop breast cancer over the course of her lifetime.

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Sunrise Rotary Joins In Breast Cancer Awareness Walk

October 30, 2009 Contributor

Several members of the Oswego Sunrise Rotary club joined students and cancer survivors in a walk to promote breast cancer awareness.

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