A primarily Latino community in East Oakland is getting life-saving treatment through early screening for breast cancer.
As Hispanic Heritage Month ends, and health care workers are in the heart of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a primarily Latino community in East Oakland is getting life-saving treatment through early screening for breast cancer.La Clinica patients in East Oakland climbed aboard Sutter Health’s mobile mammography van on Monday, including Erendira Bruno, who said this is her first time getting screened on the "mammo-van.
He said that is why they bring screening to them, at no cost to the patients, so they can find early-stage cancers that are easily curable."Early detected breast cancer before symptoms is equal to a 98% cure-rate," he said.Patients at La Clinica often face transportation and language barriers to quality care.
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