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CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) The latest in digital technology for mammograms is available in Valley City. Barbara Waite-Clark is a mammographer at CHI Mercy Health in Valley City. Waite-Clark said, “we have the latest in digital technology right here in this hospital, and it’s a lot more comfortable and personable right here.” 

One in eight women in the U.S., will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of their lifetimes said Waite-Clark.  She added that women should begin having mammograms when they turn forty, “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 said Waite-Clark.

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 now all digital. The room is easily accessible, especially for the handicapped. 

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