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CHH Breast Health Center Adds Next Level of Breast Imaging with 3D Mammography HUNTINGTON – Women who undergo routine mammograms at the Cabell Huntington Hospital Breast Health Center now have the latest screening and diagnostic technology available to them. Cabell Huntington Hospital’s Breast Health Center now offers patients the Selenia® Dimensions® 3D digital mammography system from Hologic. The Cabell Huntington Hospital Breast Health Center is Huntington’s only breast center accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers to offer this advanced technology. The Selenia system provides patients with the next level in breast imaging — tomosynthesis — a breakthrough technology poised to revolutionize how breast cancer is detected today. Breast tomosynthesis helps physicians identify and characterize individual breast structures without the confusion of overlapping tissue. Breast cancer screening with 3D digital mammography offers an exceptional diagnostic tool for physicians that supports more confident diagnoses and saves valuable time, reducing the need for callbacks for additional imaging and can help patients get results more quickly. During a tomosynthesis exam, multiple, low-dose images of the breast are acquired at different an-
gles. These images are then used to produce a series of one-millimeter thick image “slices” that can be viewed as a 3D reconstruction of the breast. By offering women the latest technology in mammography, the Cabell Huntington Hospital Breast Health Center hopes to increase the number of area women who will be routinely screened. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among women, exceeded only by lung cancer. Statistics indicate that one in eight women will develop breast cancer sometime in her lifetime. The stage at which breast cancer is detected influences a woman’s chance of survival. If detected early, the five-year survival rate is 98 percent, according to the American Cancer Society. To schedule a 3D digital mammogram at the Cabell Huntington Hospital Breast Health Center, please call 304-526-2270. Cabell Huntington Hospital is a 303-bed academic medical center located in Huntington, West Virginia. Cabell Huntington cares for patients from more than 29 counties throughout West Virginia, eastern Kentucky and southern Ohio. Opened in 1956, it is a teaching hospital and is affiliated with Marshall University Schools of Medicine and Nursing.
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CENTURY FROM PAGE 1 $2.7 million contribution from AEP’s shareholders is also included in the second part of the proposal, bringing the total to $20 million for this section as well. The third and perhaps most contentious part of the proposal, calls for AEP customers to absorb even more of the company’s power debt, should the price of aluminum fall. The consequence: the lower the price for aluminum, the higher the price on the consumer’s electric bill. According to AEP’s calculations, if the price of aluminum remains where it is now, at around $1,957 per ton, current customers will see an increase of $12.65 on their monthly bill. This equals out to be an estimated $61.5 million per year that residents would pay in order to keep the manufacturing plant running. However, if the price of aluminum falls, the increase would be even more. AEP expressed their concerns with the proposal to the state Public Service Commission, urging that Century’s plan provides no protection for consumers. The amount of debt that could be dumped onto the laps of fellow AEP customers is infinite. The power company asked for a clear-cut limit to be put on the amount that other customers would have to pay. The PSC presented a counteroffer to Century, essentially
eliminating the third part of the proposal, while still allowing them to receive a rate structure that would rise and fall with the price of aluminum, as well as the $40 million a year in tax credits. The main difference in this revised version of the proposal is that, regardless of the price of aluminum, the company would be responsible to make up any difference they owed, eliminating the burden on consumers. Yet, Century Aluminum still feels that this is not enough to get them back on their feet. Earlier this month, the company announced that it will not be able to reopen with the special rate structure outlined in the PSC’s proposal. Century will have until Oct.26 to file a peti-
tion with the PSC to reconsider their 70-page decision. While the future of this company is still uncertain, one thing is: more than 650 workers in Ravenswood are still jobless. Add this problem to the cost of rising electricity rates, even without consumers having to pay more to keep Century Aluminum afloat, and there could be even more headaches for residents. Ravenswood Mayor Michael Ihle stated while “West Virginians have a vested interested in the restarting of what has been one of the region’s largest employers, the PSC must respect the equal rights of all citizens and guard against the temptation to ask other ratepayers to provide cooperate welfare.”
West Virginia Division of Culture and History Invites Quilters to Make Handmade Squares for a West Virginia Statehood Sesquicentennial Quilt CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Division of Culture and History, in partnership with the West Virginia CivilWar Sesquicentennial
Commission, is inviting quilters from across the state to help make a WestVirginia Statehood Sesquicentennial Quilt.
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The quilt is to be made up of 55 squares, with a handmade square representing each of the state’s counties.The finished quilt will be a feature of theWestVirginia Division of Culture and History’sWV150 display, which will be exhibited at the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex, in 2013. “Quilting is such an integral part of life and heritage in West Virginia that we want to showcase one in our Sesquicentennial exhibit and preserve it with the other wonderful heritage quilts in our State Museum collection,” said Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith of theWestVirginia Division of Culture and History. “Since we are commemorating our statehood, we think having a square to represent each county is a fitting tribute to the fine handwork of quilters around the state.” Quilters interested in making a square to represent their counties should contact Renee Margocee, individual artist coordinator for the
West Virginia Division of Culture and History, who will accept applications for each county on a firstcome, first accepted basis. The 6-inch squares must be completed and received by the Division by Dec. 15, 2012. “Each quilter may select any pattern for the 6-inch square that he or she is submitting,” Margocee said. “In keeping with the statehood theme, we encourage them to consider a West Virginia or traditional theme, but are not limiting their choice of pattern.” She said that pieced and appliqué patterns are acceptable, as is embroidery stitching. Each participating quilter will receive a packet with quilt guidelines and fabric for the background and two main feature fabrics.These colorways focus on the fabric patterns and colors that would have been available in 1863, the year West Virginia became a state. “We want our quilt to have a coordinated look, but still provide for the artistic creativity of each quil-
ter,” Margocee said. “Along with the fabric squares that they receive, each quilter may select up to two additional fabrics to add to their squares. West Virginia quilters will stitch the squares together and quilt them. Margocee can be reached at (304) 558-0240 or at Renee.Margocee@wv.gov. The West Virginia Division of Culture and History is an agency within the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts with Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Secretary. The Division, led by Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith, brings together the past, present and future through programs and services focusing on archives and history, arts, historic preservation and museums. For more information about the Division’s programs, events and sites, visit www.wvculture.org. The Division of Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.