Mattress Vancouver

October is breast cancer awareness month and Simmons Mattress Gallery would like to share some encouraging information on the ongoing fight against breast cancer.

-British Columbia is at the top of the world for breast cancer research innovation. Work that is being done in our province is being shared and used around the globe.

-New rapid access breast clinics are drastically reducing the amount of time it takes for doctors to diagnose new patients.

-B.C.’s Screening Mammography Program is the largest in North America and one of the best in the world

-The five-year survival rate after treatment for localized breast cancer is 93%.

-B.C. has the lowest death rate for breast cancer in Canada

-Last Sunday’s ‘Run for the Cure’ raised over 1.7 million for breast cancer research in B.C.

-What used to be a virtual death sentence is now a 75% survival rate.

-New alternative education programs are being established around the province. One Vancouver Company, InspireHealth, offers a variety of shared learning experiences, including yoga, meditation classes and non-traditional complementary medicine.

For more information, visit the BC Cancer Agency: http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/PPI/TypesofCancer/Breast/default.htm