8 October 2022
The importance of women being screened for signs of early breast cancer has not been lost on customers of a retail shoe company overseas and with their donations helped cover the cost of a screening mammogram at a Retreat for Women.
This article, below, is sourced from Yahoo News, and I hope will help to raise public awareness in the Solomon Islands of screening programmes of the same kind and their importance.
I hope, too, a donor, or donors, will soon come forward to acquire a much needed mammogram machine for the National Referral Hospital (NRH) Cancer Unit.
Breast cancer amongst women in the Solomon Islands is reported to be of increasing concern and why a screening programme is a necessity in order to detect early signs of breast cancer and to be able to offer treatment and save lives.
Screening programmes are also needed to look for early signs of heart disease, lung disease, liver and kidney disease, prostate cancer in men and for a whole host of other medical issues arising from the high incidences of Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including diabetes, so troubling the high overall health situation at home.
Quoted news story.
HeartStrings Sisters at Goshen Retreat Women's Health Center has been named the beneficiary of a fundraising program by Shoe Sensation in Goshen. Donations from generous shoppers will help cover the cost of a screening mammogram at the Retreat for women who could not otherwise afford one.
"Through HeartStrings Sisters, we are able to connect women in need with financial assistance so they can benefit from this important health screening," said Dr. Fiona Denham, breast surgical oncologist at Goshen Retreat Women's Health Center. "The generosity of Shoe Sensation and their customers gives more women in our community access to the breast cancer screenings they need and the support they deserve."
Shoe Sensation and its employees have raised money for breast cancer awareness and research since 2013.
"Not only are we raising money for breast cancer research on a large scale as a company, but we are also raising money for our local community and the people who live and work in the area," said Kim Larimore, market sales director of Shoe Sensation. "Our hope is to make a difference in Goshen and help spread awareness every time a customer walks into our store."
To make a donation, visit Shoe Sensation and ask to donate, or round up the total of a purchase. Donations will be accepted until Oct. 17.
HeartStrings Sisters provides free screening mammograms to uninsured, low-income and underinsured women.
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Yours sincerely
Frank Short
