OBSP celebrates 20 years
Posted Oct 6, 2010 03:52:59 AM.
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Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP) celebrates 20 years at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital today and kicks-off breast care awareness month.
Spokesperson Lori Temple says OBSP has provided over 3.6 million screens to more than 1.1 million women, and detected over 19,000 cancers since its launch.
“We want to recognize and celebrate that,” Temple said. “More than one billion people have benefited from this life saving program.”
Temple says it’s important for women to go in for regular mammogram because it’s the best way for any cancers to be found and women 50 and older should have regular screenings.
Lori Temple is a regional coordinator of Integrated Cancer Screening with the Waterloo Regional Cancer Program and will speak at the event alongside Dr. Craig McFadyen the regional vice-president of Cancer Care Ontario and breast cancer survivor Cathy MacPhie.
“Thingamaboobs” are being given out to those in attendance and to all women being screened at OBSP sites this month.
Temple says it’s a teaching tool that highlights the importance of being screened on a regular basis.
“Thingamaboob” key chains show the size of lumps found by self-checks, doctors, a first-mammogram and a regular mammogram.
The anniversary event takes place today at Cambridge Memorial Hospital in the main lobby at 10:30 am – 11:30. Cake and refreshments will be served.
