John: WELCOME BACK TO
"LIVING 808."
WE ARE ALL ABOUT HEALTH AND
WELL-BEING ON "LIVING 808."
OUR FRIENDS AT ADVENTIST HEALTH
CASTLE IS HERE TO HER.
TANNYA GOT AN IN DEPTH LOOK
AT THE IMPORTANCE OF GETTING A
MAMMOGRAM.
Tannya: SINCE OBJECT IS
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS NOT WE
WANTED TO VISIT OUR FRIENDS AT
ADVENTIST HEALTH CASTLE TO GET
THE LATEST INFORMATION.
I'M HERE WITH TECHNOLOGY TRACY
BUSCHNER.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING US.
THIS IS A GREAT MONTH TO
HIGHLIGHT WHEN PEOPLE SHOULD BE
DOING THIS.
HOW OFTEN SHOULD WOMEN BE
GETTING MAMMOGRAMS?
WE RECOMMEND ANNUAL
MAMMOGRAMS.
THAT'S A MESSAGE WE HEARD YET IN
TO CANCEL.
Tannya: WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN
WHEN PEOPLE DON'T MAKE THE
ANNUAL VISIT?
I HAVE A PERSONAL FRIEND WHO
I HAD CALLED AND REMINDED HER TO
TWO OR THREE MONTHS LATE.
AND WITHIN THAT 15 15 MONTHS SHE
DEVELOPED A SMALL CANCER WHICH
WE FOUND.
AND IT WAS STAGE 0.
SHE TOOK CARE OF IT.
HOUSE.
OTHER FRIEND SAID I CAN'T GONE
IN TWO YEARS.
AND THEY FOUND CANCER.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE THERE IS
REMIND A FRIEND, FAMILY MEMBER,
A CO-WORKER, A SIMPLE QUESTION
COULD SAVE A LIFE.
Tannya: MAKE SURE YOU HEED
TO IT.
TELL ME ABOUT THE PROCESS
ITSELF.
IT'S GETTING A LOT BETTER AND
QUICKER.
YES.
THE MAMMOGRAMS I KNOW THEY CAN
BE UNCOMFORTABLE.
WE DO OFFER A MAMO PAD THAT WE
PLACE ON OUR FILM RECEPTOR AND
IT MAKES IT SOFTER AND WARMER.
MACHINES ARE A LITTLE BIT
BETTER.
IT'S EASIER FOR THE PATIENT AND
TECHNOLOGIST.
WE DO WANT TO COMPRESS ON THE
BREAST TISSUE.
WE HAVE OVERLAPPING TISSUE.
WE WANT TO SEE THROUGH IT.
THERE'S A REASON WHY WE'RE
COMPRESSING.
SO WE CAN SPREAD THINGS OUT.
VERY QUICK.
PREVENTIVE CARE.
TAKES FIVE MINUTES.
TO KNOW YOU HAVE A CLEAN BILL OF
HEALTH IS IMPORTANT.
Tannya: CAN YOU TELL ME
ABOUT THE READING OF THE FILMS
AND WHAT ANY NOTIFICATION OR
SUPPORT WOULD BE LIKE?
THE RADIOLOGIST, EXTRA DOCTOR
WILL READ THE FILMS.
AND THEN HERE AT CASTLE WE WILL
HAVE A REPORT MAILED TO THE
PATIENT AND PHYSICIAN WITHIN
THREE TO FIVE DAYS.
IF THERE IS SOMETHING OF CONCERN
ON THE MAMMOGRAM, WE CALL THE
PATIENT WITHIN THAT SAME DAY.
ADDITIONAL VIEWS.
BY LAW, WE HAVE TO HAVE A RESULT
IN 30 DAYS.
WE MAIL THEM WITH THAT THREE OR
FIVE DAYS.
Tannya: IN BETWEEN A.S A--
APPOINTMENTS WHAT SHOULD WEU78
DO?
DO YOUR MONTHLY BREAST
EXAMINES.
PROBABLY EASIER IN THE SHOWER.
AND DO YOUR ANNUAL SCREENING
MAMMOGRAM.
Tannya: IF THEY MIGHT BE
BEHIND PHYSICIAN, CAN THEY
CONTACT ADVENTIST HEALTH CASTLE?
YES.
GO TO OUR WEBSITE.
WE HAVE A LIST OF PHYSICIANS
ONLINE THAT THEY CAN REFER TO.
Tannya: THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
WE'LL POST THIS INFORMATION ON
KHON2.com.
John: SO IMPORTANT.
REALLY IMPORTANT AND IF YOU HAVE
ANY CONCERNS, GIVE THEM A RING.
THEY'RE GOING TO HELP YOU OUT.
IT'S A PROCESS THAT'S A MUST.
NOT ALWAYS THE MOST COMFORTABLE.
THEY TRY TO MAKE IT AS
COMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE.
IT'S NOT JUST FOR WOMEN.
MEN CAN ALSO GET BREAST CANCER.
IT'S IMPORTANTLY IF YOU HAVE ANY
PAIN.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING DIFFERENT
ABOUT YOUR BODY, IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT YOU CHECK.