Just after Thanksgiving every year, Dr. Stamatia Destounis of Elizabeth Wende Breast Care (EWBC) heads out to The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL. She has been dedicating this week to the meeting for more than 30 years. The yearly international meeting highlights the latest advances in radiology and displays […]
A recent article published in JAMA Network Open highlights the positive impact of individual cancer risk assessment on a patient undergoing mammography screening. Screening mammography saves lives. In fact, in the last 25 years, 40% fewer women have died from breast cancer. However, differences still exist across racial and ethnic groups, with a higher percentage
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Life is busy, and before we know it, we have missed an important health screening. How often do you say to yourself, “I know I’m due, I’ll call and schedule it soon,” and that “soon” becomes an entire year? A lot can happen in a year, including the development of breast cancer. We cannot emphasize
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It is important to develop a lifelong relationship with your breast imaging specialists dedicated to the early detection of breast cancer. Most women of average risk will begin having annual screening mammograms at the age of 40. Current guidelines from the Society of Breast Imaging and the American College of Radiology state that patients should
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A NOTICE TO OUR PATIENTS: In recent months, our patients have been receiving texts and emails from facilities other than Elizabeth Wende Breast Care (EWBC) stating they are due for their mammogram. This has confused patients as it is not yet time for their yearly appointment. Please be aware of marketing emails or texts
Dr. Stamatia Destounis talks with Ally Peters from WROC Rochester on delays in breast cancer screening can make treatment harder in the future.
Why routine health checkups and screenings are so important, even during a pandemic Read More »
[prg-row][prg-column class=”prg-column prg-col-md-6″ width_md=”6″] [/prg-column][prg-column class=”prg-column prg-col-md-6″ width_md=”6″] For the past 28 years, Elizabeth Wende Breast Care (EWBC) and Cancer Services Program (CSP) has provided no-cost breast cancer screenings for uninsured patients. Founded in 1993, CSP-FLR* is part of a larger statewide initiative run by the NYS Department of Health’s Cancer Services Program. CSP-FLR promotes
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Starting annual screening mammograms at age 40 saves life. Despite this fact, depending on who you ask, confusing recommendations remain, with some organizations recommending delaying screening until age 50. The thing is, there is no scientific or biological reason that the age of 50 was selected as the age to begin screening. It is scientifically
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