About the Joyce Murtha Breast Care Center
Just prior to the start of the new millennia, Congressman John Murtha, Chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, was approached by a concerned group of military spouses and his wife Joyce, regarding the state of the military's women's health care capabilities and breast care in particular. Coupled with a close friend who was diagnosed with breast cancer and described to him the impersonal, disjointed treatment she received, the Congressman felt that something needed to be done and has ever since supported funding for this cause.
The result was the funding of the Clinical Breast Care Project at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC, an initiative that helps lead the way in the fight against breast disorders and cancer. The project utilizes a multidisciplinary approach and integrates prevention, screening, diagnostics, treatment and continuing care, but is further unique in the incorporation of advances in risk reduction, biomedical informatics, tissue banking and translational research.
The relationship between Windber and Walter Reed expanded rapidly, resulting in the creation of the Windber Research Institute, one of the world's leading genetic research
labs, whose initial focus was on fighting breast cancer, and the Joyce Murtha Breast
Care Center, dedicated to improving and advancing clinical care for women. |
