(EMAILWIRE.COM, December 08, 2009 ) PITTSTON, PA (wvia) – Women are fighting back against a government task force saying mammograms can wait for a decade. Correspondent Suzanne Kapral-Kelly discusses the issue with local doctors, a breast cancer survivor and a government official on the next State of Pennsylvania this Thursday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. on WVIA-TV.
Breast Cancer touches many families throughout our region, but with preventative healthcare such as mammograms, early detection saves many local lives. Now, a group of 16 healthcare experts says mammograms are expensive and cause unnecessary anxiety. Many outraged women are now saying they would rather be stressed than dead.
Joining Correspondent Suzanne Kapral-Kelly in the Sordoni Theater at WVIA will be Nancy Kman, a Breast Cancer survivor and radio host on WILK; Dan F Kopen, MD, FACS and President of The Breast Center of Northeastern Pennsylvania; Susan A. Branton, M.D.,F.A.C.S., a Susquehanna Health Medical Group Physician of General Surgery Susquehanna Health and State Representative Karen Boback (R).
To be part of WVIA's live studio audience in the region's only High Definition Theater Studio, call (570) 602-1150 or visit www.wvia.org.
Viewers may call in questions during the show at 1-800-326-9842 or go to www.wvia.org to submit their questions online.
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