Last night, North Western BreastScreen‘s redevelopment was proudly featured in a story highlighting the history of Victoria’s oldest public hospital.
The Royal Melbourne Hospital Parkville has stood for 173 years. It once cared for injured World War I soldiers, Gold Rush families, the homeless, and the most vulnerable.
For the past 25 years, this historic site has been home to us, and last night’s story showcased the relaunch of our refreshed clinic with new equipment and upgraded facilities for staff and clients. The story highlighted the program’s vision of saving lives through the early detection of breast cancer.
The story also featured Mary, one of the 17,000 Australian women diagnosed with breast cancer annually. Her cancer was detected early through our screening program. Mary spoke openly and honestly about the fear of diagnosis, the relief of finding cancer early and her gratitude to our free program.
Her experience is a powerful reminder of the impact early screening can have on saving lives.
Watch the full segment via the link below.
