In 2022, approximately 287,850 new cases of invasive breast cancer were diagnosed in the United States. Breast Care Coordinators from CentraCare Angela Haan and Amanda Zierden joined me on WJON. Zierden says the amount of people being diagnosed locally with breast cancer has largely stayed the same over the past few years but the treatments that are used have led to a high cure rate.
The amount of COVID-19 hospitalized patients within CentraCare and at St. Cloud Hospital are down. Dr. Mark Mathias is the Vice President for Acute Care at CentraCare.
The COVID-19 Delta variant/mutation is the latest variant that is a concern. Dr. Thomas Math from CentraCare joined me on WJON today. He says the Delta variant that originated in India isn't prevalent in the United State yet but Math says it is "just a matter of time" before it is.