AREA NORDSTROM OPENING CENTER FOR MAMMOGRAMS.Byline: Daily News Slinky slink·y adj. slink·i·er, slink·i·est 1. Stealthy, furtive, and sneaking. 2. Informal Graceful, sinuous, and sleek: wore a slinky outfit to the party. dresses, fragrant perfumes . . . and mammograms? This morning, Nordstrom will open a mammogram mammogram /mam·mo·gram/ (mam´o-gram) a radiograph of the breast. mam·mo·gram n. An x-ray image of the breast produced by mammography. center at its Glendale store - a first in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . ``Nordstrom has an opportunity to reach a large number of women,'' said Tina Thomson, spokeswoman for the Seattle-based chain. ``We hope the center will provide women with a less threatening environment . . . and encourage more women to take an active role in their breast health.'' Operated by the Hill Breast Center of Pasadena, the cost will be $90 per exam. Nordstrom's first mammogram center, in Evanston, Ill., averages 400 visits a month, Thomson said. The retailer also is developing a breast prosthesis breast prosthesis Surgical oncology An artificial breast worn under clothing. See Mammoplasty. department at many of its stores, featuring breast forms, special bras and swimsuits, and other items. |
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