[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 33 (Monday, March 23, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E437]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



     CELEBRATING THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MEMORIAL BREAST CENTER

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                           HON. STEPHEN HORN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 23, 1998

  Mr. HORN. Mr. Speaker, I commend the Memorial Breast Center which is 
located in Long Beach, California, upon its 10th Anniversary on March 
30th. In its short history, this center has already achieved national 
acclaim. It was named by Self Magazine in October, 1997, as one of the 
ten best breast centers in the United States.
  The center offers comprehensive and coordinated care to every woman, 
emphasizing early and accurate diagnosis. Every mammogram is read by 
two specially trained radiologists. That is a rare service. Informed 
patients participate in their treatment options. The multidisciplinary 
approach features the latest technology along with a well trained and 
caring staff. During 1998, the center will perform its 200,000th 
imaging examination.
  At the 10th Anniversary Celebration several members of the past and 
present professional staff will be honored for the devotion of their 
talents and energies in building the Breast Center. Internationally 
noted radiologist Lazlo Tabar, M.D., will receive a special recognition 
award that evening. Dr. John S. Link, M.D., the Medical Director of the 
center, will receive a special contribution award, along with others 
who have been essential to the success of the center: Cathy Coleman, 
RN, OCN; Arthur B. Diamond, M.D.; Eldon B. Hickman, M.D.; Julio A. 
Ibarra, M.D.; Cary S. Kaufman, M.D.; Claudia Z. Lee, MBA; Gainer S. 
Pillsbury, M.D.; Lowell W. Rogers, M.D.; Susan Roux, M.D.; Wendy 
Schain, Ed.D.; A.M. Nisar Syed, M.D.; James H. Wells, M.D.; and Robert 
G. Wells, M.D. These individuals represent radiology, pathology, 
surgery, medical oncology, nursing, and psychological and social 
services. They are well deserving of this recognition for the 
outstanding center which they have helped to build. We are very 
fortunate to have this facility in California. It serves not only Long 
Beach, but the entire Southern California region.
  Mr. Speaker, breast cancer is a major scourge of this nation. 
Congress has provided billions of dollars for needed research in the 
field. Such research is vital. Facilities such as the Memorial Breast 
Center at Long Beach are where that research is applied. But its 
patients and talented medical staff are also the basis for new research 
and a variety of cancer treatment strategies which might result in 
saving the lives of many women in the years ahead.

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