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CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) CHI Mercy Health Radiologist Barbara Waite-Clark said one in eight women in the U.S., will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of their lifetimes.

Waite-Clark said, women should have a mammogram once a year.  “The fact is that women should begin having mammograms when they turn forty,” she said, “because by the time they turn fifty, it could be too late. Breast cancer needs to be caught early. It’s not the number of women who develop breast cancer, but it’s how young they are when they do.”

CHI Mercy Health has offered mammograms for a number of years, but in Valley City this is a hidden gem of a health service offered right at the hospital. The equipment used for mammography at Mercy is all digital. And is easily accessible, especially for the handicapped. 

Women should get their yearly screening from their primary caregiver, and then call as no referral is needed, to CHI Mercy Health to make an appointment. 

CHI Mercy Health has a host of events scheduled for Breast Cancer Awareness. Go to our Facebook page to see what’s going on during the week of Oct. 26-31.

For more information on mammography and mammograms call the Radiology department at 701-845-6441.  And Like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter for events and health tips.