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WVU Offers Discount Mammogram Clinics in May

The West Virginia University Cancer Institute is offering discount mammogram clinics next month.

The mammography screening clinics will be held each Saturday in May at the Women’s Imaging Center in Martinsburg. The screenings will be held each Saturday except May 26 at the Women’s Imaging Center in Ranson.

The discount program is open to anyone age 35 and older. The fee is $60, including the test and interpretation by a radiologist. Limited funds are available for individuals who can’t afford the fee.

To schedule a mammogram, call (844) 802-2734, and select option 2.

Mammography Bus Making Stops in Berkeley, Morgan Counties

West Virginia University says a mobile mammography center will visit Berkeley and Morgan counties this month.

The vehicle, known as Bonnie’s Bus, offers digital mammograms and breast care education for women. It’s provided by WVU Medicine and the WVU Cancer Institute.

The bus will be at Berkeley Senior Services in Martinsburg from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 12. Call (304) 263-8873 for an appointment.

The bus will be at CNB Bank in Berkeley Springs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 13. Call (304) 596-5114 for an appointment.

A physician’s order is needed for a mammogram.

No woman over 40 will be turned away because of lack of funding. Women without insurance are covered by the West Virginia Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program or the West Virginia affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

Discount Mammogram Clinics Being Offered in West Virginia

Discount mammogram clinics will be offered next month by the WVU Cancer Institute and the University Healthcare Regional Cancer Center.

The clinics will be available at Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg and Jefferson Medical Center in Ranson.

Officials say screening mammograms will be offered at a discounted community service fee of $60, which includes the test and the interpretation by a radiologist. WVU Medicine University Healthcare’s discount mammogram program is open to anyone age 35 and older.

Berkeley Medical Center will offer the clinics at the Women’s Imaging Center in the Tennessee Avenue Medical Office Building on April 29 and May 6, 13 and 20.

Jefferson Medical Center will offer clinics at the Women’s Imaging Center across the street from the hospital’s main entrance on May 20 and 27.

WVU Cancer Institute Gets New Director

Dr. Richard Goldberg, a gastrointestinal cancer expert, has been named the new director of the WVU Cancer Institute.

Goldberg comes from Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center, where he is the Klotz Family Professor of Cancer Research, physician-in-chief of the James Cancer Hospital and associate director of the Ohio State Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Albert Wright, president of the West Virginia University Health System, says the state’s cancer burden is too high, and it’s the responsibility of the state’s flagship academic medical center to address that, and Goldberg has the leadership and experience to direct those efforts.

According to the institute, Goldberg’s research has resulted in more than 300 peer-reviewed publications, and he has held multiple National Cancer Institute-funded grants.

Research Breakthrough Could Improve Lung Cancer Outcomes

A team of West Virginia scientists have made a breakthrough in cancer research that could improve the results patients see from lung cancer treatments.

Scientists from the West Virginia University Cancer Institute and the Morgantown-based bio-analytic technology company Protea say they’ve identified changes that occur at the molecular level in lung cancer cells. Those changes may make the cells resistant to cancer-fighting drugs, something researchers say can be a common problem among cancer patients.

The WVU-Protea team tracked how actively cancerous tumor cells changed while undergoing treatment and were ultimately able to determine when a tumor began to be resistant to medications.

In a news release, Protea Biosciences says the earlier doctors can detect resistence in these cells, the sooner a patient can be switched to another treatment or drug, increasing the patient’s chances of being cured.

Further studies are planned to validate the findings. If successful, it may help improve lung cancer treatment outcomes.

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