CALENDARS, PINS WILL HELP IN FIGHT VS. BREAST CANCER.Byline: Amy Raisin raisin, in botany and cooking raisin, dried fruit of certain varieties of grapevines bearing grapes with a high content of sugar and solid flesh. Although the fruit is sometimes artificially dehydrated, it is usually sun-dried. Staff Writer VALENCIA Valencia, region, Spain Valencia (välān`thēä), autonomous region (1990 pop. 3,902,429) and former kingdom, E Spain, on the Mediterranean. It now comprises the provinces of Alicante, Castellón, and Valencia. - Two volunteer groups are raising funds for a new breast-imaging center at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital in time for Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. Unlike the general radiology radiology, branch of medicine specializing in the use of X rays, gamma rays, radioactive isotopes, and other forms of radiation in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. center where women are currently screened, the new facility, which is expected to cost about $400,000, will include a mammography mammography, diagnostic procedure that uses low-dose X rays to detect abnormalities in the breasts. The early diagnosis of breast cancer made possible by the routine use of mammography for screening women increases a woman's treatment alternatives and improves her screening and diagnosis center. ``There's been no center dedicated to breast-imaging technology in the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. - until now,'' said Diana Vose, president of the hospital's foundation. ``It will be located in the newest addition of medical offices, facing McBean (Parkway).'' Vose is no stranger to fund raising - she was Miss June on the ``2002 Leading Ladies: Take One'' calendar, from which some of the funds will go to the center. The foundation's Breast Cancer Awareness Committee has joined forces with the calendar participants, organizing a pink ribbon pin campaign - each sells for $5 - to encourage donations. Patti Fincher, a hospital volunteer for nine years, donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. the cards to which the pins are attached while Dianne Crawford, a breast cancer survivor who runs Pink Ribbon Gifts, an online apparel company, designed and donated the pink pins. ``This isn't just some black-tie event where only a certain amount of people can participate,'' Fincher said. ``This helps everyone in the community. Even men are diagnosed with breast cancer. We hope this brings in more people to have annual mammograms.'' With 2,000 pins already made, Fincher said supporters hope to make as many as 5,000. For information on purchasing a pink ribbon pin or to donate, call (661) 253-8082. |
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