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the Archbold Women’s Center.

“For months, I would postpone my

screening mammogram, simply because

life just gets busy. But I had a few very

close friends diagnosed with breast

cancer in the last six months, so that

motivated me to schedule my routine

screening,” Whitfield said.

This wasn’t Whitfield’s first mam-

mogram. But it was her first abnormal

mammogram.

“Of course, the worst possible out-

comes were running through my head

when I was told I needed a biopsy,” she

said. “But the swift response by my doc-

tors and the quality of the technology

gave me peace of mind knowing what-

ever I had was caught before it became

life-threatening.”

Fortunately, a biopsy later confirmed

Whitfield didn’t have breast cancer.

“Seeing how quick and easy the whole

process was made me regret waiting so

long to get screened,” said Whitfield. “I

knew I was in the best hands possible

at the Archbold Women’s Center, which

made me more comfortable in a tough

situation. I won’t postpone a mammo-

gram again, especially now that we have

access to 3D™ mammography. I feel so

fortunate that Archbold cares enough

about me as a patient to offer me the

best technology available.”

The need is great

“Our community really counts on

Archbold to stay on the cutting edge

with the latest diagnostic tools,” Beeson

said. “The new technology gives pa-

tients an added level of comfort in their

journey knowing they have every current

tool for diagnosis at their disposal.

“Our community is known for pulling

together when there is a definite need—

in this case the need was 3D™ mam-

mography. The community really rallied

behind purchasing 3D™ mammogra-

phy, technology that will improve our

diagnostics and hopefully survival rate of

breast cancer patients.”

“One of the advantages to living in

Thomasville is the access we have to

phenomenal healthcare,” Dr. Grayson

said. “I get to take care of my friends and

my neighbors using the best technology,

some of which is purchased through

generous donations made to the

Archbold Foundation.

“Thomasville is a wonderful commu-

nity that has a passion for taking care of

each other. The purchase of 3D™ mam-

mography was a very wise investment

for the advancement of healthcare in

our region, and we are very grateful for

all the generous donations that helped

bring this technology to Thomasville.”

Debbie Beeson

Breast Cancer

Navigator

Singletary

Oncology

Center

Mary Ann

Bullard Grayson, MD

Radiologist

Archbold

Women’s

Center

Rhonda

Whitfield

Patient

Archbold

Women’s

Center

To schedule a 3D

TM

mammogram, call the

ArchboldWomen’s Center

at 229.228.3710.