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Mission
Supporting the psychological and physical health of mid-Michigan women through community leadership, resource development and outreach initiatives.
Vision
To be the area's premier advocate for women's health and wellness issues through the development and support of a center that
focuses on health education and preventive medicine, utilizing the resources of our community including MSU and Sparrow Hospital medical and nursing staff.
Help Women Working Wonders achieve this vision with a donation.
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Our Goal
The Women Working Wonders committee is funding the purchase of a new MicroSelection HDR V2 for the Sparrow Regional Cancer Center, Radiation Oncology Department.
This new equipment will allow physicians to offer an alternate treatment to traditional external radiation for stage one breast cancer patients.
This alternate treatment, Brachytherapy, is the delivery of radiation treatment directly into the cavity where cancer was found. It provides a higher degree of accuracy with less healthy
tissue damage. The course of treatment with brachytherapy is twice a day for 5 days, a dramatic reduction from traditional external beam treatments, which are typically once a day for 5-7 weeks.
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