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Kings Mountain Hospital is
celebrating ~~ Breast Cancer
Awareness Month with a balloon
release and goodie bags. The
Radiology Department is cur-
rently reserving balloons, in
honor and in memory of lives
that have been affected by breast
cancer, for the balloon release.
Pink and white balloons will be
released in front of the hospital
at 2 pm on October 20, 2006. A
balloon can be purchased for a $1
donation or can be reserved
without a donation from staff in
the Radiology Department. All
proceeds will go to the 2007
Relay for Life campaign.
Throughout the month of
October, mammography patients
will be receiving goodie bags for
their preventative measures in
fighting breast cancer. But on
October 20, special gift bags will
be given to mammography
patients and a goodie bag raffle
will be held, for breast cancer
awareness. Tickets for the raffle
are $1, with all of the proceeds
going to the 2007 Relay for Life.
“The whole purpose is to get
women in here to have mammo-
grams because the best protec-
tion is early detection,” said KM
Hospital's Director of Radiology
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month at KM Hospital
Phyllis Phillips, a 32-year veter-
an in the radiology field.
“Our mammography program
is accredited by the MQSA
(Mammography Quality
Standards Act). Mammography
is the only procedure that we
allow patients themselves to call
and schedule it without a physi-
cian’s order. The one exception is
that they have to have a physi-.
cian to send the report to,” she.
said.
Mammography patients at the
hospital receive a lay letter or a
report in layman’s terms three
days after their screening, at the
same time the doctor receives the
results. “That is the only proce-
dure that we do that way. We
have all kinds of things in place
to make sure that there is correct
follow-through, if breast cancer
is detected. That was the pur-
pose of the MQSA, so that
women don’t fall. fuough the
cracks,” she said.
Along with the mammogram
machine, which squeezes the
breast taut and then takes a
quick x-ray picture, the hospital
also has an ultrasound machine.
But Phillips said that an ultra-
sound is not a proper screening
tool. “The only thing we use an
ultrasound for is if they see
something on a mammogram or
feel a lump that’s hard or what-
evet, then we use ultrasound to
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determine whether it’s a solid
mass or a cystic mass,” she said.
“A lot of people get that con-
fused. They think, oh well I'll
just go have an ultrasound. But
an ultrasound can’t pick up the
calcification that are cancerous.”
Not all lumps are tumors and
not all tumors are cancerous, she
added. They may be cysts,
benign (non-cancerous) tumors,
or other natural occurring lumps
which pop up and go away on
their own, throughout a
woman's life. “Just because a
woman feels something, it does-
n’t mean that she has breast can-
cer. But she should still check it
out,” she said. Phillips added
that she does not care whether
women come to the hospital to
have a mammography or go to
another accredited clinic or
physician, as long as they go. All
women, especially at or above
the age of 40 need to have a year-
ly mammogram with monthly
self-breast exams in between.
The chances of a woman being
diagnosed with breast cancer
increases with age.
A mammogram is one of the
most accurate ways of finding a
benign or malignant (cancerous)
tumor. “It’s kind of uncomfort-
able for a little bit, but it doesn’t
really hurt,” Phillips said of the
mammography screening
machine. “We say a man devel-
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oped it.”
Radiologist Dr. Michael
Wehmueller reads and interprets
the films at Kings Mountain
Hospital. He said that they have
found a lot of breast cancer in
patients, which is one of the
leading causes of death among
women in the United States.
Although the abundance of
breast cancer patients is bad,
detecting it early enough can be
a good thing. Through early
detection and proper treatment,
Phillips said, the threat can be
eliminated and possibly cured.
“If they find it early enough, it’s
fairly treatable and that’s what a
mammography does,”
Wehmueller said. “It’s a bad dis-
ease and nothing you want to
wait until the last minute to
find.” |
During the month of October,
the Radiology Department gives
educational presentations about
breast cancer at the hospital cafe-
teria and other locations. Friday,
October 20, is the national day
reserved to remember the mil-
lions of lives who have been
touched by breast cancer. For
more information on breast can-
cer, pamphlets are available in
the hospital cafeteria or visit the
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer
Foundation online at komen.org.
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October 19, 2006
The Radiology
Department at
King s
Mountain
Hospital has
its Tree of
Hope on dis-
play now in
t h e
Community
Room at the
hospital in
honor of
Breast Cancer
Awareness
Month. The
tree is deco-
rated with
pink ribbons
and pink orna-
ments, the
color associat-
ed with the
disease.
Deaton to compete
in Miss NC USA
Tayler Marie Deaton of Kings
Mountain will compete for the
title of Miss North Carolina USA
Friday and Saturday, October 27-
28 at the High Point Theatre.
All Miss North Carolina Teen
USA contestants will compete in"
three equal categories: interview,
evening gown and swimsuit.
The theme of the 55th annual
pageant is “The Queen and 1.”
Tayler is a senior at Kings
Mountain High School. She is
SPO president and is a member
of the National Honor Society,
KMHS marching band and girls
varsity soccer team. She is also
the reigning Miss Kings
Mountain 2006.
Tayler is the daughter of Jody
and Donna Deaton and grand-
daughter of Clarence and Jan
Deaton and Leonard and Tina
Wright, all of Kings Mountain.
She has two brothers, Tyler and
Tanner Deaton.
The Miss Universe
Organization, producers of the
Miss Universe, Miss USA and
Miss Teen USA pageants, is a
Donald J. Trump and National
TAYLER DEATON
Broadcasting Company Inc.
partnership. Utilizing its nation-
wide grassroots infrastructure,
the Miss Universe Organization
is committed to increasing
awareness of breast and ovarian
cancers.
Pancake supper Friday at KMHS
The Kings Mountain Kiwanis Club will hold its annual Pancake
Supper at the Kings Mountain High School Cafeteria on Friday
October 20 prior to the Kings Mountain High School Homecoming
football game with East Rutherford. Service hours will be from 5:00
PM until 7:00 PM.
Tickets are $5.00 for all ages and children under five eat free when
accompanied by parents. The ticket price purchases all the pancakes
and sausage you can eat. Advance tickets are available from any
member of the Kiwanis Club or they may be purchased at the door
on the evening of the supper.
All proceeds go to local Kiwanis charities.
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Fall Festival slated
at Bethware School
Bethware Elementary School
will have its traditional Fall
Festival Friday, Oct. 20 from 5-7
p.m.
Parents are invited to take their
children to enjoy fun, food and
games.
Ghost walk slated
at Broad River GW
Broad River Greenway and
Greater Shelby Community
Theater will present “Scoundrels
and Scallywags Ghost Walk”
October 20 from 6:30-9:30sp.m.
The walk is recommended for
ages 8 and above. Smaller chil-
dren are welcome at parents’ dis-
cretion. Tales will be eerie and
ghostly appropriate in nature.
Tickets are available online at
www.broadrivergreenway.com
for $1 per person in advance and
$2 per person on the night of the
walk.
For more information contact
Kim Duren at kduren@broad-
rivergreenway.com: or 704-434-
2357.
Brain injury workshop
at Shelby senior center
The Mental Health Association
will sponsor a traumatic brian
injury workshop Tuesday, Oct.
24 from 9:30 A.m.-3 p.m. at the
Neal Senior Center in Shelby. An
“early bird” registration fee of
$35 has been extended through
October 20. Lunch is included
and five contact hours are avail-
able for the training.
The workshop is open to ther-
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apists, health care workers, case
managers, social workers, home
healthcare workers, direct care
providers, service providers,
parents, teachers, school coun-
selors and community partners.
For more information or to
register, call the Mental Health
Association at 704-481-8637.
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‘Health conference set *
October 21 at college
The third annual Minority
Health Conference will be held
Saturday, Oct. 21 at Cleveland
Community College.
Keynote speaker is Dr.
Anthony McCluney, Shelby
native and son of Earnest and
Tropzie McCluney, He will speak
on accessing healthcare for the
minority population. The focus
of the conference is on cardiovas-
cular disease.
Workshop topics include
hypertension and cholesterol,
diabetes, nutrition and stroke.
Youth workshops will be on
physical activity and substance
abuse. There will be exhibits on
healthy lifestyle choices.
Registration and a light conti-
nental breakfast will start at 8:30
am. in the Jack Hunt Campus
Center gym. The conference will
end at 12:30 with door prizes
being awarded.
Advance registration is
encouraged. Call Shara McGee at
484-5109 or fax information to
484-5135 to the attention of
Minority Health Conference.
KM library to close
Monday and Tuesday
Mauney Memorial Library in
Kings Mountain will be closed to
the public on Monday and
Tuesday, Oct. 23-24 for a major
computer upgrade and staff
development.
The library will reopen
Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 9 a.m.
Pinto bean supper
October 21 in Grover
The Grover Area Womans
Club will host its annual pinto
bean supper October 21 from 5-7
p-m. at Grover Town Hall.
The cost is $5 per person.
Children under age 6 eat free.
Haunted Hayride
slated in Grover
Grover Rescue Squad will
sponsor its annual Haunted
Hayride October 20-31 begin-
ning at dark.
The cost is $6 for adults and $4
for children. For more informa-
tion call, 937-7632 or
www.grs911.com.
Haunted Hayride
set at Bar H Arena
A haunted hayride is set for
October 20-21 and October 27-28
at Bar H Arena in Boiling
Springs.
There will also be a sprinkle of
comedy and mystery. The ride is
for all ages and lasts about 30
minutes.
Concessions will be available.
a portion of the profit will be
donated to Relay for Life.
Admission is $8 for adults and
$5 for children ages 6-12. For
more information call 434-2866.
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