Providence Everett launches early cancer detection program

EVERETT — Preventing cancer deaths in Snohomish County is about to get easier, thanks to a new screening and early detection program at the Providence Comprehensive Breast Center in Everett.

On Monday, Providence launched Prevention4Me, a free risk assessment tool that determines a patient’s need for enhanced breast cancer screening and genetic testing. The Comprehensive Breast Center at 900 Pacific Ave. in Everett is the first Providence location in the country to use the tool as part of its cancer prevention program.

At least one-third of the 23,000 patients who visit the Providence Comprehensive Breast Center each year are at risk of developing breast cancer in their lifetimes, said Laura Kendrick, a breast cancer survivor and manager of the center.

“I was looking for a way that we could try to catch breast cancer earlier for patients,” Kendrick said. “And so they have the knowledge and power about what to do next.”

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