A BREAST cancer scanner paid for by members of a West Yorkshrie-wide action group has been unveiled at a Leeds hospital.
The £125,000 tomosynthesis X-ray machine, which can detect cancer through detailed 3D images, was donated by the Breast Cancer Research
Action Group (BCRAG) and given to Seacroft Hospital’s breast screening unit.
The scanner produces multiple image slides of breast tissue to give doctors a more in-depth picture of irregularities than 2D mammograms
currently used in the NHS breast screening programme.
Dr Nisha Sharma, director of breast screening in Leeds and Wakefield, said the technology will be used on women whose initial mammograms
suggest possible cancer, to determine whether they have the disease earlier.
"It will stop those without cancer from having unnecessary biopsies,” she added.
The Ilkley branch of BCRAG – BCRAG Luncheon Club – is holding a vintage tea party, entitled ‘Pinnies and Pearls’, at Ben Rhydding Methodist Hall on June 8. Contact Stephanie Edwards on 01943 830512 for further information.
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