CAMPAIGNING IN SOUTHLAND; BRADLEY SPEAKS AT FORUM.Byline: Mary Lou Aurelio Staff Writer Democratic presidential candidate Bill Bradley For other uses, see Bill Bradley (disambiguation) and William Bradley. William Warren "Bill" Bradley (born July 28, 1943) is an American hall of fame basketball player, Rhodes scholar, and former U.S. joined his wife, Ernestine, at a YWCA YWCA abbr. Young Women's Christian Association YWCA n abbr (= Young Women's Christian Association) → Asociación f de Jóvenes Cristianas YWCA forum Friday to talk about her breast cancer battle and his experience as the husband of a survivor. ``When breast cancer hits, it hits an entire family and all the attention and care should go to the woman,'' Bill Bradley said. ``But men are traumatized too, and it's important to know other men are out there like them. ``As a husband of a breast cancer survivor, I have tried to reach others going through it with a kind word, or a story or a letter,'' he said. The forum at the Glendale YWCA was held to let women know about ENCOREplus, a program sponsored by the Y that provides free pap smears, clinical breast exams and mammograms. A mobile 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 center visits the Y eight to 12 times a month. Women receive free screenings. The mobile Iris Cantor Center for Breast Imaging is part of the UCLA Medical Center UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. It is rated as one of the top three hospitals in the United States and is the top hospital on the West Coast according to US News & World Report. and one of the Y's partners. The George Slate Mobile Pap Center, sponsored by Planned Parenthood Planned Parenthood A service mark used for an organization that provides family planning services. , is another center. The Bradleys urged women to take advantage of the service. ``The outreach programs are incredibly important,'' Ernestine Bradley said. ``They reach those who would not normally have the time or the resources. ``If found at an early stage, cancer is not a fatal disease.'' Ernestine Bradley said a brush with cancer is a very profound and moving event. ``Life goes on but much better than before - life is more precious,'' she said. She said she was lucky to have her husband at her side and it brought them closer. ``We had a good marriage before, but cancer gave us a bond that neither of us thought could be forged,'' she said. ``This is the good side, if you have the strength to see it that way.'' About 325 to 425 women a month are seen at the Glendale Y's ENCOREplus program, said Laila Santos, program director. It is aimed at women who have little or no medical coverage, but no one is turned away. She said since 1994, the program has screened 9,000 woman and found 78 breast cancer cases. During a question and answer forum, Bill Bradley said such health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract should be provided to the 44 million uninsured in this country, many of them working poor. ``That can only happen when we have national leadership,'' he said. ``Then any woman can get a pap smear, not just as a generous gift, but because it is a right in America.'' CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Bill Bradley, holding microphone, and his wife, Ernestine, speak at the YMCA YMCA in full Young Men's Christian Association Nonsectarian, nonpolitical Christian lay movement that aims to develop high standards of Christian character among its members. Breast Cancer Screening This article or section recently underwent a major revision or rewrite and needs further review. You can help! X-ray mammography Mammography is still the modality of choice for screening of early breast cancer, since it is relatively fast, reasonably accurate, and Clinic Friday. Shaun Dyer/Special to the Daily News |
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