Breast Cancer Targeting Women in D.C.

 

Anchor Intro:	Breast cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in the District of Columbia with Maryland and Virginia not far behind with higher rates than normal according to Breast Cancer for Washington D.C. DC’s Ward eight has the highest incidents of breast cancer, holding a population that is 93 percent African American. Howard University NewsVision reporter, Brookie Madison, talked with the DC community, doctors and patients alike, to see why these numbers keep climbing.
SOT Font: Beth Beck Co-Founder BCW   Breast care for DCW sign and wards Anacostia River   TRT: 14 SEC	So ward eight has some of the highest incidence and mortality rates of breast cancer in the Washington D.C. area. An when we opened Breast  Care for Washington D.C. in 2014, there was only one mammography facility east of the Anacostia River.
VO:   B-roll: Southeast Neighborhood Patient getting Mammography Cancer centers SE residents, neighborhoods, housing, etc.   TRT: 17 SEC	AS RESEARCHED BY BREAST CANCER FOR WASHINGTON DC, WARD  EIGHT HAS 173.9 INCIDENTS PER 100,000 PEOPLE. THIS IS ALARMING SINCE BLACK WOMEN HAVE HIGHER MORTALITY RATES FOR BREAST CANCER AND SINCE WARD EIGHT IS 93 PERCENT AFRICAN-AMERICAN, WITH OVER 36 THOUSAND RESIDENTS BEING BLACK WOMEN.
VO:   Dr. Dewitty Dr. Dewitty walking down the hall Mammography centers Dressing room   TRT:10 SEC	DOCTORS, LIKE DR. DEWITTY, ATTRIBUTE PART OF THE PROBLEM OF HIGHER RATES OF BREAST CANCER TO THE LACK OF SCREENING AVAILABLE TO WARD EIGHT CITIZENS, AS WELL AS THE NEGLIGENCE OF RESIDENTS TO GO OUT AND GET THE SCREENINGS.
SOT   Font: Dr. Robert Dewitty Providence Hospital TRT: 13 SEC	If you don’t have certain facilities closeby, then you may not want to get on a bus and travel across town to go get it done. But women have to realize, this is one of the most important tests that they can take.
VO:   Providence Hospital Signs   TRT: 8 SEC	TINA JOHNSON, HAVING WORKED IN HEALTHCARE, KNOWS HOW HARD IT IS TO HAVE ACCESS TO A FACILITY AND HAVING ADDED STRESSORS THAT MAY CAUSE YOU TO PUT OFF GETTING YOUR MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENING.
SOT Font: Tina Johnson Breast Cancer Survivor HUH sign B-roll of kids running behind parent   TRT: 20 SEC	“If it’s just one center why is that people are not going to that center. Why can’t I got to a facility like Howard University, that’s not in the area that I live in. Say a woman has 3 or 4 kids and they have to take these children with them to the doctor’s. So a lot of times being a mom you put it off.
VO:   B-roll: Mammography machine Iona demonstrating how 3-d machine works   TRT: 13 SEC	BREAST CANCER TECHNOLOGY HAS IMPROVED TO ALLOW FOR A 3-D MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENING, WHICH TAKES IMAGES IN SLICES AND ALSO HELPS DOCTORS TO POSSIBLY DETECT AND TREAT BREAST CANCER EARLIER. THIS DETECTION IS ESPECIALLY HELPFUL FOR WOMEN WITH MORE DENSE BREASTS AS WELL.
SOT:   FONT: Iona Trusty Mammography Supervisor Mammography demonstration TRT: 13 SEC	“With the radiologist being able to see underlying breast tissue there are less call back rates and better detections, so that’s another benefit to having mammograms not only done on a regular basis, but also with the implementation of 3-D.”
SOT   Font: Dr. Lori Wilson Howard University Hospital   TRT: 14 SEC	Screening with digital mammography is a really good tool for finding breast cancers and it has been the standard tool for us and it has been the standard tool for us. I’m hoping that what we’ll find is that 3-d may help us to see it in a different way and identify more.
Bridge Stand-Up:   TRT: 18 SEC	BREAST CARE FOR WASHINGTON DC IS THE ONLY FACILITY IN WARD EIGHT THAT OFFERS 3-D MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENING. ALTHOUGH THIS TECHNOLOGY IS HELPFUL WITH DIAGNOSING BREAST CANCER, IT IS NOT THE STANDARD FOR DIAGNOSIS. SOME FACILITIES AND INSURERS DO NOT COVER OR INCLUDE 3-D MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENINGS. MEANING ALONG WITH ACCESS TO SCREENING, THE LACK OF HEALTH CARE IS ANOTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE HIGHER RATES OF BREAST CANCER.
VO:   B-roll: 15 Mammography screenings UMC Sign Washington Medstar Location Breast cancer for Washington D.C.   TRT: 12 SEC	THE AVAILABILITY OF MAMMOGRAPHY IN THE DISTRICT VARIES. FIFTEEN PLACES OFFER MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENINGS, WITH ONLY ONE BEING IN SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST. MAJORITY ARE IN NORTHWEST. THESE LOCATIONS POSE A PROBLEM FOR ACCESSIBILITY AND COVERAGE.
Font: Dr. Robert Dewitty Providence Hospital Chemo Chair Tools TRT: 12 SEC	“Institutions a lot of times now, can’t treat patients, really, who don’t have some kind of coverage. In America, spending cash for these services is almost formidable.”
VO:   B-roll:   Walton at Pinkie party   TRT: 12 SEC	BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR VICKI RUSSELL-WALTON, BEING MISDIAGNOSED FOUR TIMES IN 2007, EXPLAINS HOW AS A MARYLAND RESIDENT, SHE HAD TO LOOK FOR OTHER WAYS TO COVER HER EXPENSES THAT ACCUMULATED WITH HER TREATMENT OF BREAST CANCER.
Font: Vicki Russell-Walton It’s In the Genes, LLC TRT: 18 SEC	“Your medicine, your doctor’s visits, and your copay those are are all three different payments. They’re not the same. So even if you have money for your doctor’s visit, you won’t have it for you copay. My chemotherapy was almost $7,000 every friday. Who can afford that?
VO:   B-roll: Breast cancer signs Breast diagrams   TRT: 10 SEC	DOCTORS REPEATEDLY STRESS NO MATTER THE AMOUNT OF FACILITIES AVAILABLE, YEARLY MAMMOGRAM SCREENINGS ARE VITAL. SKIPPING ONE YEAR WOULD HAVE MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE FOR JOHNSON.
Font: Tina Johnson Survivor TRT: 15 SEC	“I probably could have avoided getting breast cancer in 2006 if I had went to my doctor in 2005 to get my mammogram done.”
VO:   B-roll; Johnson in pictures with mother and twin sister Family photos   TRT: 11 SEC	BOTH WALTON AND JOHNSON HAVE A FAMILY HISTORY OF BREAST CANCER,  JOHNSON HAS THE BRCA GENE IN HER FAMILY, YET THEY STILL NEGLECTED TO GET THEIR ANNUAL MAMMOGRAMS BEFORE BEING DIAGNOSED.
SOT Font: Dr. Dewitty Providence Hospital   TRT: 4 SEC	“The problem is that women need to get a mammogram.
Font: Vicki Russell-Walton It’s In the Genes, LLC   TRT: 11 SEC	“Because not me, never me. I’m that chick. I had stuff to do. I was on my way climbing the corporate ladder. And I was on my job for little less than a year.”
VO:   Dr Wilson at her desk TRT: 5 SEC	DR. WILSON, BEING A SURVIVOR HERSELF, USES THAT TO HER ADVANTAGE WHEN DEALING WITH BREAST CANCER PATIENTS.
Font: Dr. Lori Wilson Division Chief of Surgical Oncology Howard Hospital TRT: 14 SEC	“It’s given me a lot of insight and actually it’s given me a unique voice that isn’t commonly shared. So, I am blessed to know that I can understand my patients, but also I can understand the medical aspects that go on behind that.”
Font: Dr. Robert Dewitty Providence Hospital   Pan of his accolades and certificates on the wall   TRT:  24 SEC	“Prevention of breast cancer is very difficult it’s not like lung cancer that can be associated with smoking. We know that certain people perhaps who are overweight may get more breast cancer, and I’m saying may. And the reason may be because breast cancer is a hormonal diseases.
Dr. Lori Wilson Division Chief of Surgical Oncology Howard Hospital   TRT: 7 sec	The recommendations are that you have a 150 minutes of moderate exercise or 75 minutes of vigorous exercise every week.”
VO: Breast Cancer board Cancer center Diagram of a breast   TRT: 13 SEC	IT IS ALSO RECOMMENDED  THAT WOMEN STAY WITHIN 20 TO 30 POUNDS OF THE WEIGHT YOU WERE FROM HIGH SCHOOL, IN ADDITION TO EATING HEALTHY AND GETTING REGULAR CHECK UPS, ESPECIALLY ONCE YOU REACH THE AGE OF FORTY. I’M BROOKIE MADISON WITH HU’S NEWSVISION.
Anchor Tag:	For more on how to stay ahead of breast cancer, or the best ways to cope if you already do, please visit www.cancer.gov.

 

 

 

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