A program that helps women in the Rainy River district with early detection of breast cancer is celebrating a milestone.
The Riverside Breast Health Program was the first of its kind when it started in 1985.
Eva Thornton, one of the program's founders, feels it has saved many lives since.
"Before 25 years ago, most women died of breast cancer," says Thornton. "By learning the methods of early detection of breast cancer, women now do survive far more than they did 25 years ago."
Thornton says the LaVerendrye Hospital Auxiliary was among those that helped with its fundraising efforts for operations early on and a new mammography unit in 1987.
