Important new technology

Over the last few issues of the Gazette, individuals have been running ads promoting the new Tomosynthesis 3-D mammography equipment at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center.

The individuals running the ads are women who have had breast cancer. They are not seeking sympathy. Some of their trials are well known. Others have been more private.

Yet, they are publicly promoting the use of this technology because of the importance of diagnosing breast cancer at the very earliest stages.

This new, state of the art equipment now at the hospital gives more accurate and earlier reads, fewer false positiv...